Headline:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued April 27 at 4:33AM CDT until April 27 at 5:00AM CDT by NWS Kansas City/Pleasant Hill MO
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
April 27, 2026 - 2:33am
Expires:
April 27, 2026 - 3:00am
Description:
At 433 AM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from near Kansas City Intl Arpt to Parkville to near Lake
Quivira, moving northeast at 45 mph.
HAZARD...70 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
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, Leavenworth, Raytown, Liberty, Gladstone, Prairie Village,
Grain Valley, Lansing, Merriam, Mission, Smithville, Bonner Springs,
Parkville, Tonganoxie, and Platte City.
This includes the following highways...
Interstate 70 in Missouri between mile markers 0 and 25.
Interstate 70 in Kansas between mile markers 410 and 423.
Interstate 35 in Missouri between mile markers 0 and 18.
Interstate 35 in Kansas between mile markers 228 and 235.
Interstate 29 between mile markers 0 and 20.
Interstate 635 between mile markers 0 and 12.
Interstate 470 between mile markers 15 and 16.
Interstate 435 between mile markers 6 and 66.
Kansas Turnpike between mile markers 209 and 226.
Instruction:
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
Area Description:
Johnson, KS; Leavenworth, KS; Wyandotte, KS; Clay, MO; Clinton, MO; Jackson, MO; Platte, MO; Ray, MO
Forcast Office:
NWS Kansas City/Pleasant Hill MO
Sender: