Headline:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued April 23 at 8:57PM CDT until April 23 at 9:30PM CDT by NWS Kansas City/Pleasant Hill MO
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
April 23, 2026 - 6:57pm
Expires:
April 23, 2026 - 7:30pm
Description:
At 857 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Westwood Hills,
or over Westwood, moving east at 45 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, Lee's Summit, Blue
Springs, Leawood, Raytown, Liberty, Gladstone, Grandview, Belton,
Prairie Village, Raymore, Grain Valley, Excelsior Springs, Merriam,
Mission, Smithville, and Kearney.
This includes the following highways...
Interstate 70 in Missouri between mile markers 0 and 29.
Interstate 70 in Kansas between mile markers 420 and 423.
Interstate 35 in Missouri between mile markers 0 and 25.
Interstate 35 in Kansas between mile markers 226 and 235.
Interstate 29 between mile markers 0 and 5.
Interstate 635 between mile markers 0 and 2, and between mile
markers 9 and 12.
Interstate 470 between mile markers 0 and 16.
Interstate 435 between mile markers 40 and 81.
Interstate 49 between mile markers 172 and 183.
Instruction:
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
Area Description:
Johnson, KS; Wyandotte, KS; Cass, MO; Clay, MO; Jackson, MO; Platte, MO; Ray, MO
Forcast Office:
NWS Kansas City/Pleasant Hill MO
Sender: