Kansas, Missouri Severe Thunderstorm Warning | Effective 04/17/2026 12:27

Headline: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued April 17 at 2:27PM CDT until April 17 at 3:15PM CDT by NWS Kansas City/Pleasant Hill MO
Event: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency: 
Immediate
Effective: 
April 17, 2026 - 12:27pm
Expires: 
April 17, 2026 - 1:15pm
Description: 
SVREAX The National Weather Service in Pleasant Hill has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Southeastern Doniphan County in northeastern Kansas... Eastern Atchison County in northeastern Kansas... Buchanan County in northwestern Missouri... Northern Platte County in west central Missouri... * Until 315 PM CDT. * At 227 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Lewis and Clark Village, or 7 miles southeast of Atchison, moving northeast at 40 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and half dollar size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees. * Locations impacted include... St. Joseph, Atchison, Gower, Wathena, Elwood, Agency, Dearborn, Rushville, Lewis and Clark Village, Easton, De Kalb, Iatan, St. Joseph Airport, Faucett, Bean Lake, and Potter. This includes the following highways... Interstate 29 between mile markers 28 and 51. Interstate 229 between mile markers 0 and 9.
Instruction: 
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 900 PM CDT for northeastern Kansas...and northwestern and west central Missouri.
Area Description: 
Atchison, KS; Doniphan, KS; Buchanan, MO; Platte, MO
Forcast Office: 
NWS Kansas City/Pleasant Hill MO
Sender: 
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov