Headline:
Special Weather Statement issued August 21 at 4:40PM CDT by NWS Kansas City/Pleasant Hill MO
Event:
Special Weather Statement
Urgency:
Expected
Effective:
August 21, 2026 - 2:40pm
Expires:
August 21, 2026 - 3:15pm
Description:
At 439 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over
Easton, or 10 miles northeast of Oskaloosa, moving southeast at 25
mph.
HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph and penny 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...
Leavenworth, Lansing, Atchison, Tonganoxie, Basehor, Effingham,
Lancaster, Easton, Muscotah, Lewis and Clark Village, Fairmount,
Farmington, Huron, Fort Leavenworth, Arrington, Lowemont, Cummings,
Jarbalo, and Potter.
Instruction:
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
Area Description:
Atchison; Leavenworth; Buchanan
Forcast Office:
NWS Kansas City/Pleasant Hill MO
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov