Headline:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued April 23 at 8:53PM CDT until April 23 at 9:15PM CDT by NWS Kansas City/Pleasant Hill MO
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
April 23, 2026 - 6:53pm
Expires:
April 23, 2026 - 7:15pm
Description:
At 853 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from near Trimble to Houston Lake to near Lenexa, moving
east at 55 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...
Overland Park, Olathe, Shawnee, Lenexa, Leavenworth, Leawood,
Gladstone, Prairie Village, Lansing, Merriam, Cameron, Mission,
Smithville, Kearney, Bonner Springs, De Soto, Parkville, Platte City,
Basehor, and Edwardsville.
This includes the following highways...
Interstate 70 in Missouri near mile marker 0.
Interstate 70 in Kansas between mile markers 410 and 423.
Interstate 35 in Missouri near mile marker 0, and between mile
markers 5 and 12.
Interstate 35 in Kansas between mile markers 219 and 235.
Interstate 29 between mile markers 0 and 31.
Interstate 635 between mile markers 0 and 12.
Interstate 435 between mile markers 0 and 52, and between mile
markers 77 and 83.
Kansas Turnpike between mile markers 214 and 226.
Instruction:
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.
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
Area Description:
Johnson, KS; Leavenworth, KS; Wyandotte, KS; Buchanan, MO; Clay, MO; Clinton, MO; Platte, MO
Forcast Office:
NWS Kansas City/Pleasant Hill MO
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov