Kansas, Missouri Severe Thunderstorm Warning | Effective 04/23/2026 20:30

Headline: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued April 23 at 10:30PM CDT until April 23 at 11:15PM CDT by NWS Kansas City/Pleasant Hill MO
Event: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency: 
Immediate
Effective: 
April 23, 2026 - 8:30pm
Expires: 
April 23, 2026 - 9:15pm
Description: 
SVREAX The National Weather Service in Pleasant Hill has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Southeastern Linn County in east central Kansas... Cass County in west central Missouri... Western Henry County in west central Missouri... Bates County in west central Missouri... Johnson County in west central Missouri... * Until 1115 PM CDT. * At 1030 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near Pleasant Hill to 9 miles west of Butler to near Mound City, moving east at 45 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... Warrensburg, Harrisonville, Pleasant Hill, Butler, Holden, Adrian, Garden City, Rich Hill, Pleasanton, Mound City, Archie, Urich, Montrose, Creighton, Hume, Chilhowee, East Lynne, Kingsville, Prescott, and Baldwin Park. This includes Interstate 49 between mile markers 118 and 162.
Instruction: 
Remain alert for a possible tornado! Tornadoes can develop quickly from severe thunderstorms. If you spot a tornado go at once into the basement or small central room in a sturdy structure. For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building.
Area Description: 
Linn, KS; Bates, MO; Cass, MO; Henry, MO; Johnson, MO
Forcast Office: 
NWS Kansas City/Pleasant Hill MO