Headline:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued April 27 at 3:58AM CDT until April 27 at 4:30AM CDT by NWS Kansas City/Pleasant Hill MO
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
April 27, 2026 - 1:58am
Expires:
April 27, 2026 - 2:30am
Description:
At 357 AM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from Kearney to near Liberty to Shawnee, moving east at 50
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...
Kansas City, Overland Park, Olathe, Independence, Shawnee, Lenexa,
Leawood, Raytown, Liberty, Gladstone, Prairie Village, Merriam,
Mission, Bonner Springs, De Soto, Parkville, Basehor, Edwardsville,
North Kansas City, and Fairway.
This includes the following highways...
Interstate 70 in Missouri between mile markers 0 and 14.
Interstate 70 in Kansas between mile markers 410 and 423.
Interstate 35 in Missouri between mile markers 0 and 11.
Interstate 35 in Kansas between mile markers 218 and 235.
Interstate 29 between mile markers 0 and 5.
Interstate 635 between mile markers 0 and 12.
Interstate 435 between mile markers 0 and 21, between mile markers
53 and 67, and between mile markers 78 and 83.
Kansas Turnpike between mile markers 218 and 226.
Instruction:
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
Area Description:
Johnson, KS; Leavenworth, KS; Wyandotte, KS; Clay, MO; Jackson, MO; Platte, MO
Forcast Office:
NWS Kansas City/Pleasant Hill MO
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov