Headline:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued April 27 at 3:30AM CDT until April 27 at 4:00AM CDT by NWS Kansas City/Pleasant Hill MO
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
April 27, 2026 - 1:30am
Expires:
April 27, 2026 - 2:00am
Description:
At 330 AM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from near Gower to near Kansas City Intl Arpt to near
Lawrence, moving east at 35 mph.
HAZARD...70 mph wind gusts and ping pong ball size hail.
SOURCE...Public. Several power outages have been reported across
parts of Atchison County KS and Leavenworth County KS.
IMPACT...People and animals outdoors will be injured. Expect hail
damage to roofs, siding, windows, and vehicles. Expect
considerable tree damage. Wind damage is also likely to
mobile homes, roofs, and outbuildings.
Locations impacted include...
Shawnee, Leavenworth, Lansing, Atchison, Smithville, Bonner Springs,
De Soto, Parkville, Tonganoxie, Platte City, Basehor, Edwardsville,
Riverside, Plattsburg, Weatherby Lake, Weston, Gower, Kansas City
Intl Arpt, Kansas City, and Lake Waukomis.
This includes the following highways...
Interstate 70 in Kansas between mile markers 410 and 416.
Interstate 29 between mile markers 5 and 41.
Interstate 635 between mile markers 7 and 8.
Interstate 435 between mile markers 9 and 41.
Kansas Turnpike between mile markers 206 and 226.
Instruction:
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
Area Description:
Atchison, KS; Doniphan, KS; 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