Headline:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued April 15 at 3:57PM CDT until April 15 at 4:30PM CDT by NWS Kansas City/Pleasant Hill MO
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
April 15, 2026 - 1:57pm
Expires:
April 15, 2026 - 2:30pm
Description:
At 356 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Kansas City
Kansas, moving northeast at 45 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and half dollar size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to
roofs, siding, and trees.
Locations impacted include...
Kansas City, Shawnee, Liberty, Gladstone, Merriam, Mission,
Smithville, Kearney, Parkville, Platte City, Edwardsville, North
Kansas City, Riverside, Lawson, Weatherby Lake, Westwood, Claycomo,
Lake Quivira, Kansas City Kansas, and Kansas City Intl Arpt.
This includes the following highways...
Interstate 70 in Missouri between mile markers 0 and 3.
Interstate 70 in Kansas between mile markers 411 and 423.
Interstate 35 in Missouri between mile markers 0 and 31.
Interstate 35 in Kansas between mile markers 231 and 235.
Interstate 29 between mile markers 0 and 25.
Interstate 635 between mile markers 1 and 12.
Interstate 435 between mile markers 8 and 55.
Instruction:
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 900 PM CDT for northeastern
and east central Kansas...and west central Missouri.
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
Area Description:
Wyandotte, KS; Clay, MO; Jackson, MO; Platte, MO
Forcast Office:
NWS Kansas City/Pleasant Hill MO
Sender: