...Bow Echo Affects East Central Kansas through Central Missouri...

A complex of thunderstorms developed Friday evening along the intersection of an outflow boundary and warm front across central and eastern Kansas. This complex grew into an organized bow echo, which rapidly moved from east central Kansas through central Missouri. By the time the thunderstorms reached near the southern portions of the Kansas City metropolitan area, most of the hail was very small, however this bow echo generated very strong wind gusts between 60 and 80 mph. This lead to widespread tree damage and numerous power outages in a swath from Miami and Johnson counties in Kansas, through parts of Jackson, Cass, and Johnson counties in Missouri. Below are radar reflectivity and velocity loops depicting the evolution of this bow echo, with a few tree damage photos.

                         KEAX Radar Reflectivity                                               KEAX Radar Velocity
Reflectivity - June 18-19, 2011  Velocity - June 18-19,2011

Harrisonville tree damage  Paola tree damage

 Storm Reports from the evening/overnight June 17-18, 2011:

Storm Reports

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO
935 AM CDT SAT JUN 18 2011

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0100 AM     TSTM WND GST     8 WNW HILLSDALE         38.71N 94.99W
06/18/2011  E80.00 MPH       MIAMI              KS   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            WINDS OF 60 TO 80 MPH REPORTED JUST EAST OF WELLSVILLE KS


0108 AM     TSTM WND GST     HILLSDALE               38.67N 94.85W
06/18/2011  E80.00 MPH       MIAMI              KS   LAW ENFORCEMENT

0113 AM     TSTM WND GST     2 NE GARDNER            38.83N 94.90W
06/18/2011  M67.00 MPH       JOHNSON            KS   ASOS

            MEASURED AT OLATHE NEW CENTRURY AIRPORT IXD

0118 AM     TSTM WND GST     OLATHE                  38.89N 94.81W
06/18/2011  E60.00 MPH       JOHNSON            KS   PUBLIC

            VIA TWITTER

0119 AM     TSTM WND GST     5 SE OLATHE             38.84N 94.75W
06/18/2011  M52.00 MPH       JOHNSON            KS   ASOS

            MEASURED AT OLATHE JOHNSON COUNTY EXECUTIVE AIRPORT OJC

0120 AM     TSTM WND GST     LOUISBURG               38.62N 94.68W
06/18/2011  E70.00 MPH       MIAMI              KS   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            ALSO TREE DAMAGE REPORTED

0135 AM     TSTM WND DMG     3 E LEES SUMMIT         38.92N 94.33W
06/18/2011                   JACKSON            MO   NWS EMPLOYEE

            60 MPH WINDS AND TREE BLOWN DOWN

0139 AM     TSTM WND DMG     SHAWNEE                 39.02N 94.80W
06/18/2011                   JOHNSON            KS   PUBLIC

            6 INCH DIAMETER TREE LIMB BROKEN FROM TREE...VIA TWITTER

0140 AM     TSTM WND GST     BELTON                  38.81N 94.53W
06/18/2011  E65.00 MPH       CASS               MO   FIRE DEPT/RESCUE

            13 INCH TREE LIMBS BLOWN DOWN

0141 AM     TSTM WND DMG     1 WSW BELTON            38.81N 94.55W
06/18/2011                   CASS               MO   NWS EMPLOYEE

            HALF OF LARGE TREE BLOWN DOWN

0142 AM     TSTM WND GST     GRANDVIEW               38.88N 94.52W
06/18/2011  E75.00 MPH       JACKSON            MO   LAW ENFORCEMENT

0144 AM     TSTM WND GST     8 W HARRISONVILLE       38.66N 94.50W
06/18/2011  E65.00 MPH       CASS               MO   LAW ENFORCEMENT

0148 AM     TSTM WND GST     4 N LEE`S SUMMIT        38.97N 94.38W
06/18/2011  M50.00 MPH       JACKSON            MO   ASOS

            MEASURED AT THE LEES SUMMIT AIRPORT LXT

0152 AM     TSTM WND DMG     BLUE SPRINGS            39.02N 94.28W
06/18/2011                   JACKSON            MO   TRAINED SPOTTER

            WIDE SPREAD TREE DAMAGE

0156 AM     TSTM WND GST     1 N PLEASANT HILL       38.81N 94.27W
06/18/2011  E60.00 MPH       CASS               MO   NWS EMPLOYEE

            AT LEAST 60 MPH WINDS AT NWS PLEASANT HILL

0158 AM     TSTM WND GST     2 SW BLUE SPRINGS       39.00N 94.31W
06/18/2011  E70.00 MPH       JACKSON            MO   NWS EMPLOYEE

0159 AM     TSTM WND DMG     8 SW HOLDEN             38.63N 94.09W
06/18/2011                   JOHNSON            MO   AMATEUR RADIO

            TREE BRANCH FELL ON POWERLINE...KNOCKING THE LINE DOWN

0204 AM     TSTM WND GST     2 WNW HARRISONVILLE     38.67N 94.38W
06/18/2011  E70.00 MPH       CASS               MO   PUBLIC

            ALSO 24 FOOT FLAG POLE BLOWN OVER

0204 AM     TSTM WND GST     HARRISONVILLE           38.66N 94.35W
06/18/2011  E65.00 MPH       CASS               MO   AMATEUR RADIO

0232 AM     TSTM WND GST     WHITEMAN AFB            38.73N 93.55W
06/18/2011  M62.00 MPH       JOHNSON            MO   ASOS

0242 AM     TSTM WND GST     WHITEMAN AIR FORCE BASE 38.73N 93.55W
06/18/2011  M62.00 MPH       JOHNSON            MO   ASOS

            MEASURED AT WHITEMAN AIR FORCE BASE ASOS SZL

0250 AM     TSTM WND GST     CLINTON                 38.37N 93.77W
06/18/2011  M56.00 MPH       HENRY              MO   AWOS

0312 AM     TSTM WND DMG     LEETON                  38.58N 93.70W
06/18/2011                   JOHNSON            MO   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            1.5 FOOT DIAMETER TREE BLOCKING 2 HWY AND EE HWY

0321 AM     TSTM WND DMG     FREEMAN                 38.62N 94.51W
06/18/2011                   CASS               MO   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            TREE AND HOUSE DAMAGE. DAMAGE TO A GAS STATION AT C HWY
            AND 2 HWY

0324 AM     TSTM WND DMG     SEDALIA                 38.70N 93.23W
06/18/2011                   PETTIS             MO   AIRPLANE PILOT

            ROOF CAME OFF OF ONE HOUSE AND LANDED ON ANOTHER

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