Headline:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued June 13 at 8:37PM CDT until June 13 at 9:00PM CDT by NWS Kansas City/Pleasant Hill MO
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
June 13, 2026 - 6:37pm
Expires:
June 13, 2026 - 7:00pm
Description:
At 836 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from near Raytown to near Belton to near Spring Hill,
moving southeast at 60 mph.
THESE ARE DESTRUCTIVE STORMS FOR Kansas City Metro.
HAZARD...80 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.
SOURCE...Automated weather station KCI reports 80 MPH winds
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, Lee's Summit, Shawnee, Lenexa, Leawood,
Raytown, Grandview, Belton, Prairie Village, Raymore, Gardner,
Merriam, Mission, Spring Hill, Greenwood, Peculiar, Edwardsville,
Fairway, and Mission Hills.
This includes the following highways...
Interstate 70 in Kansas between mile markers 412 and 422.
Interstate 35 in Missouri between mile markers 0 and 2.
Interstate 35 in Kansas between mile markers 207 and 235.
Interstate 635 between mile markers 0 and 6.
Interstate 470 between mile markers 0 and 13.
Interstate 435 between mile markers 0 and 12, near mile marker 18,
and between mile markers 63 and 83.
Interstate 49 between mile markers 166 and 183.
Instruction:
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 1100 PM CDT for northeastern
and east central Kansas...and west central Missouri.
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
Area Description:
Johnson, KS; Miami, KS; Wyandotte, KS; Cass, MO; Jackson, MO
Forcast Office:
NWS Kansas City/Pleasant Hill MO
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov