Headline:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued April 17 at 4:54PM CDT until April 17 at 5:30PM CDT by NWS Kansas City/Pleasant Hill MO
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
April 17, 2026 - 2:54pm
Expires:
April 17, 2026 - 3:30pm
Description:
At 454 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Avondale, or
over North Kansas City, moving northeast at 40 mph.
HAZARD...70 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.
SOURCE...Automated weather station. The Kansas City Downtown Airport
reported a 63 mph wind gust.
IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect considerable
tree damage. Wind damage is also likely to mobile homes,
roofs, and outbuildings.
Locations impacted include...
Kansas City, Overland Park, Independence, Lee's Summit, Shawnee, Blue
Springs, Lenexa, Leawood, Raytown, Liberty, Gladstone, Prairie
Village, Grain Valley, Excelsior Springs, Merriam, Mission, Kearney,
Bonner Springs, De Soto, and Parkville.
This includes the following highways...
Interstate 70 in Missouri between mile markers 0 and 29.
Interstate 70 in Kansas between mile markers 410 and 423.
Interstate 35 in Missouri between mile markers 0 and 26.
Interstate 35 in Kansas between mile markers 225 and 235.
Interstate 29 between mile markers 0 and 7.
Interstate 635 between mile markers 0 and 12.
Interstate 470 between mile markers 12 and 16.
Interstate 435 between mile markers 3 and 16, and between mile
markers 45 and 68.
Kansas Turnpike between mile markers 218 and 226.
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.
Torrential rainfall is occurring with this storm, and may lead to
flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.
Area Description:
Johnson, KS; Leavenworth, KS; Wyandotte, KS; Clay, MO; Jackson, MO; Platte, MO; Ray, MO
Forcast Office:
NWS Kansas City/Pleasant Hill MO
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