Headline:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued April 17 at 4:48PM CDT until April 17 at 5:15PM CDT by NWS Kansas City/Pleasant Hill MO
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
April 17, 2026 - 2:48pm
Expires:
April 17, 2026 - 3:15pm
Description:
At 447 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from Wellsville to near Osawatomie to Greeley, moving east
at 65 mph.
THESE ARE DESTRUCTIVE STORMS FOR east central Kansas.
HAZARD...80 mph wind gusts and nickel size hail.
SOURCE...Emergency management.
IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
shelter. Mobile homes will be heavily damaged. Expect
considerable damage to roofs, windows, and vehicles.
Extensive tree damage and power outages are likely.
Locations impacted include...
Overland Park, Olathe, Shawnee, Lenexa, Leawood, Prairie Village,
Gardner, Merriam, Mission, Paola, Spring Hill, Osawatomie, Louisburg,
Fairway, Mission Hills, Edgerton, Westwood, La Cygne, Linn Valley,
and Westwood Hills.
This includes the following highways...
Interstate 35 in Kansas between mile markers 200 and 227.
Interstate 435 between mile markers 0 and 3, and between mile
markers 76 and 83.
Instruction:
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 900 PM CDT for east central
Kansas.
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
Area Description:
Johnson, KS; Linn, KS; Miami, KS; Cass, MO
Forcast Office:
NWS Kansas City/Pleasant Hill MO
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov