Headline:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued April 15 at 5:39PM CDT until April 15 at 6:00PM CDT by NWS Kansas City/Pleasant Hill MO
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
April 15, 2026 - 3:39pm
Expires:
April 15, 2026 - 4:00pm
Description:
At 538 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Leawood,
moving northeast at 30 mph. Another storm was located west of
Stanley and also moving northeast at 30 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter 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, Overland Park, Olathe, Independence, Lee's Summit,
Leawood, Raytown, Grandview, Prairie Village, Fairway, Mission Hills,
Sugar Creek, Mission Woods, Unity Village, and Stanley.
This includes the following highways...
Interstate 70 in Missouri between mile markers 5 and 14.
Interstate 470 between mile markers 0 and 14.
Interstate 435 between mile markers 58 and 81.
Interstate 49 between mile markers 179 and 183.
Instruction:
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 900 PM CDT for east central
Kansas...and west central Missouri.
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
Area Description:
Johnson, KS; Jackson, MO
Forcast Office:
NWS Kansas City/Pleasant Hill MO
Sender: