Headline:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued April 27 at 5:59AM CDT until April 27 at 6:15AM CDT by NWS Kansas City/Pleasant Hill MO
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
April 27, 2026 - 3:59am
Expires:
April 27, 2026 - 4:15am
Description:
At 559 AM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Prairie
Village, moving east at 50 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to
roofs, siding, and trees.
Locations impacted include...
Kansas City, Overland Park, Shawnee, Lenexa, Leawood, Prairie
Village, Merriam, Mission, Fairway, Mission Hills, Westwood, Kansas
City Kansas, Westwood Hills, Mission Woods, Countryside, and Roeland
Park.
This includes the following highways...
Interstate 70 in Missouri between mile markers 0 and 2.
Interstate 70 in Kansas between mile markers 416 and 423.
Interstate 35 in Missouri between mile markers 0 and 3.
Interstate 35 in Kansas between mile markers 223 and 235.
Interstate 635 between mile markers 0 and 5.
Interstate 435 between mile markers 73 and 82.
Instruction:
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
Area Description:
Johnson, KS; Wyandotte, KS; Jackson, MO
Forcast Office:
NWS Kansas City/Pleasant Hill MO
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov