Kansas, Missouri Severe Thunderstorm Warning | Effective 04/17/2026 15:46

Headline: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued April 17 at 5:46PM CDT until April 17 at 6:30PM CDT by NWS Kansas City/Pleasant Hill MO
Event: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency: 
Immediate
Effective: 
April 17, 2026 - 3:46pm
Expires: 
April 17, 2026 - 4:30pm
Description: 
SVREAX The National Weather Service in Pleasant Hill has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Southern Miami County in east central Kansas... Linn County in east central Kansas... Southwestern Cass County in west central Missouri... Western Bates County in west central Missouri... * Until 630 PM CDT. * At 546 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from Greeley to near La Harpe, moving east at 65 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and penny size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees. * Locations impacted include... Osawatomie, Pleasanton, La Cygne, Mound City, Drexel, Linn Valley, Hume, Parker, Blue Mound, Prescott, Fontana, Amsterdam, Amoret, Foster, Merwin, Worland, New Lancaster, and Beagle.
Instruction: 
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. Torrential rainfall is occurring with these storms, and may lead to flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways. A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 900 PM CDT for east central Kansas...and west central Missouri.
Area Description: 
Linn, KS; Miami, KS; Bates, MO; Cass, MO
Forcast Office: 
NWS Kansas City/Pleasant Hill MO