Headline:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued April 17 at 5:43PM CDT until April 17 at 6:00PM CDT by NWS Kansas City/Pleasant Hill MO
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
April 17, 2026 - 3:43pm
Expires:
April 17, 2026 - 4:00pm
Description:
At 543 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from Lake Tapawingo to near Pleasant Hill, moving east at
45 mph.
HAZARD...70 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE...Public.
IMPACT...Expect considerable tree damage. Damage is likely to mobile
homes, roofs, and outbuildings.
Locations impacted include...
Kansas City, Independence, Lee's Summit, Blue Springs, Raytown,
Grandview, Belton, Raymore, Grain Valley, Harrisonville, Pleasant
Hill, Greenwood, Peculiar, Lake Lotawana, Garden City, Archie, Lake
Winnebago, Lone Jack, Drexel, and Lake Tapawingo.
This includes the following highways...
Interstate 70 in Missouri between mile markers 17 and 29.
Interstate 470 between mile markers 0 and 16.
Interstate 435 between mile markers 64 and 74.
Interstate 49 between mile markers 147 and 183.
Instruction:
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 900 PM CDT for west central
Missouri.
Remain alert for a possible tornado! Tornadoes can develop quickly
from severe thunderstorms. If you spot a tornado go at once into the
basement or small central room in a sturdy structure.
This is an EXTREMELY DANGEROUS SITUATION with tornado like wind
speeds expected. Mobile homes and high profile vehicles are
especially susceptible to winds of this magnitude and may be
overturned. For your protection move to an interior room on the
lowest floor of a building. These storms have the potential to cause
serious injury and significant property damage.
Torrential rainfall is occurring with these storms, and may lead to
flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.
Area Description:
Cass, MO; Jackson, MO
Forcast Office:
NWS Kansas City/Pleasant Hill MO
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