Headline:
Special Weather Statement issued April 3 at 6:50PM CDT by NWS Kansas City/Pleasant Hill MO
Event:
Special Weather Statement
Urgency:
Expected
Effective:
April 3, 2026 - 4:50pm
Expires:
April 3, 2026 - 5:15pm
Description:
At 650 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from near St. Joseph to near Dearborn to near
Leavenworth. Movement was east at 30 mph.
HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph and pea size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is
possible.
Locations impacted include...
Platte City, Gower, Stewartsville, Agency, Edgerton, Dearborn, Camden
Point, Clarksdale, Tracy, Easton, Ridgely, Amity, Beverly, and
Hoover.
This includes the following highways...
Interstate 29 between mile markers 17 and 30.
Interstate 435 near mile marker 31.
Instruction:
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 1000 PM CDT for northwestern
Missouri.
A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 1000 PM CDT for
northeastern Kansas...and west central Missouri.
Area Description:
Andrew; De Kalb; Buchanan; Clinton; Platte
Forcast Office:
NWS Kansas City/Pleasant Hill MO
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov