Through midnight, a cluster of storms brought several severe wind gusts to portions of northern Missouri.
Every event with a place to put it. Tap one for its entry below.
Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.
The episode as NWS EAX wrote it up.
Through midnight, a cluster of storms brought several severe wind gusts to portions of northern Missouri.
The local office's own words before the first event, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Kansas City, MO wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Jul 31, 11:34 PM CST, 36 minutes earlier. Its key messages:
Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Kansas City/Pleasant Hill MO
1234 AM CDT Thu Aug 1 2024
.KEY MESSAGES...
* Heat eases after today.
* Strong to severe storms, straight line wind, possible overnight -
mainly NW/N Missouri
* Dry and seasonable into/through the weekend. Some degree of hot
returns next week, but humidity not as substantial.
&&
.DISCUSSION...
Issued at 318 PM CDT Wed Jul 31 2024
Another hot and uncomfortable one across much of the area today with
temperatures into the low to mid 90s early this afternoon, on their
way to mid to upper 90s highs. A few western areas possibly flirting
with 100 too. Coupled with 70s dew points, heat index values have
remained on track into the 100s and 110s in/around urban areas. Some
relief has been seen across NE Missouri though, with moderate to
strong convection lingering into the early afternoon, keeping
temperatures a handful of degrees cooler for the time being. All
taken into account, heat headlines remain unchanged at this time
with an Excessive Heat Warning in place for the area due to
combination of longevity and peak heat index values. Relief is
expected to arrive tomorrow for most on the heels of convective
outflow and background NW winds, pushing heat headlines across
southern CWA for Thursday.
While bulk of severe storm threat appears to remain north and
northwest into areas of northeast Kansas, eastern Nebraska, and
Iowa, parameter space does not completely negate northern/northwest
Missouri from a straight line wind threat. Elevated MUCAPE values
around 2000+ J/kg expected over central/northern CWA and DCAPE
values in excess of 1200-1500 J/kg are of note, however working
against a prolonged wind threat into the area will be expected cold
pools outrunning updrafts/inability to remain balanced as they move
into/through the state. Certainly the best opportunity for severe
winds will be over NW/N Missouri and the existing Day 1 SPC Enhanced
just outside the CWA and Slight in northern areas remains
reasonable. There does remain some variance in CAM guidance
depictions of overall convective evolution across the region, but
the primary area to watch remains convection that moves out of
northern Kansas/southern Nebraska, translating eastward into the
area.
Looking to end the week and into the weekend, the shortwave trough
largely responsible for the above mentioned convection will provide
relief across the region in the form of northwesterly winds and
lower dewpoints. This will largely be the case through the weekend,
yielding seasonable highs but more comfortable dew points/humidity.
Heat does look to build back in next week, but without the
humidity.
&&
.AVIATION /06Z TAFS THROUGH 06Z FRIDAY/...
Issued at 1233 AM CDT Thu Aug 1 2024
Main thunderstorm areas have moved east of terminal space,
leaving behind trailing rain. Rain will eventually shift east of
terminals in the next few hours. VFR conditions will be the
primary flight category during the forecast period.
&&
.EAX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
MO...Excessive Heat Warning until 7 PM CDT this evening for MOZ043-
053.
Heat Advisory until 7 PM CDT this evening for MOZ040-044>046-
054.
KS...Excessive Heat Warning until 7 PM CDT this evening for KSZ057-
060.
&&
DISCUSSION...Curtis
AVIATION...BlairHazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Kansas City/Pleasant Hill MO 459 AM CDT Wed Jul 31 2024 KSZ025-057-060-102>105-MOZ001>008-011>017-020>025-028>033-037>040- 043>046-053-054-011000- Atchison KS-Miami-Linn KS-Doniphan-Leavenworth-Wyandotte-Johnson KS- Atchison MO-Nodaway-Worth-Gentry-Harrison-Mercer-Putnam-Schuyler- Holt-Andrew-De Kalb-Daviess-Grundy-Sullivan-Adair-Buchanan-Clinton- Caldwell-Livingston-Linn MO-Macon-Platte-Clay-Ray-Carroll-Chariton- Randolph-Jackson-Lafayette-Saline-Howard-Cass-Johnson MO-Pettis- Cooper-Bates-Henry- 459 AM CDT Wed Jul 31 2024 This hazardous weather outlook is for northwest...north central and west central Missouri...as well as extreme eastern Kansas. .DAY ONE...Today and Tonight Two rounds of storms expected. One ongoing through sunrise, and the second expected late this evening into early Thursday. Some strong to severe storms are possible. Most likely hazards are damaging winds, hail, and heavy rainfall. Dangerously hot conditions continue and could result in heat exhaustion or heat stroke with prolonged exposure. Please go to weather.gov/phi/ehwo for more information on potential weather hazards. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Thursday through Tuesday Relatively cooler conditions move in Thursday; however, dangerously hot conditions remain possible across areas south of I-70. Storms mentioned previously may continue into the early morning hours Thursday. Please go to weather.gov/eax/hwo for more information on potential weather hazards.
Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Kansas City/Pleasant HIll MO
1044 PM CDT Wed Jul 31 2024
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1040 PM Tstm Wnd Gst 2 NW Lenexa 38.98N 94.76W
07/31/2024 M60 MPH Johnson KS NWS Employee
NWS employee measured 60 mph gust in the
outflow ahead of thunderstorms.
&&
BPPreliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Kansas City/Pleasant HIll MO
1113 PM CDT Wed Jul 31 2024
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1110 PM Tstm Wnd Gst 3 SSE Liberty 39.21N 94.39W
07/31/2024 E60 MPH Clay MO Amateur Radio
HAM radio reports 60 MPH estimated gusts SE
of Liberty, MO.
&&
BPPreliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Kansas City/Pleasant HIll MO
1131 PM CDT Wed Jul 31 2024
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1050 PM Tstm Wnd Gst 1 NW Platte Woods 39.24N 94.66W
07/31/2024 E70 MPH Platte MO NWS Employee
Estimated 70 MPH wind gust along with 3 inch
tree branches downed.
1050 PM Tstm Wnd Dmg 4 WNW Grandview 38.90N 94.60W
07/31/2024 Jackson MO Public
Public reports multiple large tree branches
blocking back door of home. Reported via
social media. timing estimated via radar.
1031 PM Tstm Wnd Dmg 2 SE Shawnee 38.99N 94.78W
07/31/2024 Johnson KS Public
Public reported multiple tree branches down
at Park Lanes Family Fun Center. Timing
estimated via radar.
&&Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Kansas City/Pleasant HIll MO
1138 PM CDT Wed Jul 31 2024
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1100 PM Tstm Wnd Gst 2 NE Lee's Summit 38.93N 94.36W
07/31/2024 E60 MPH Jackson MO NWS Employee
Estimated 60 MPH gusts.
&&
BPPreliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Kansas City/Pleasant HIll MO
1155 PM CDT Wed Jul 31 2024
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1013 PM Tstm Wnd Dmg 1 W Tonganoxie 39.11N 95.10W
07/31/2024 Leavenworth KS Emergency Mngr
EM reported a few small tents destroyed and
larger canopies moved at the Leavenworth
County Fairgrounds. Timing estimated via
radar.
&&
BPPreliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Kansas City/Pleasant HIll MO
1242 AM CDT Thu Aug 1 2024
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1117 PM Tstm Wnd Dmg 4 NW Grandview 38.93N 94.60W
07/31/2024 Jackson MO Public
Large tree uprooted blocking Washington
Street South of Red Bridge Road. Reported
via social media. Time estimated via radar.
&&
BPThe Des Moines radar (KDMX), 183 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 06:09 UTC.
2 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Downed trees and wires near Rolling Hills Road. Time estimated from radar and outage report.
Social media report and photos of downed trees and limbs from thunderstorm outflow in Marshall. Time based on social media report and confirmed from radar.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Missouri in 2024Every state in 2024This day in weather historyWarnings in Missouri, August 2024
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 1209500, 1209501.