Headline:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued April 26 at 4:13PM CDT until April 26 at 4:45PM CDT by NWS Kansas City/Pleasant Hill MO
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
April 26, 2026 - 2:13pm
Expires:
April 26, 2026 - 2:45pm
Description:
At 413 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Wellsville, or
7 miles south of Edgerton, moving east at 35 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...
Overland Park, Olathe, Shawnee, Lenexa, Leawood, Prairie Village,
Gardner, Merriam, Mission, Paola, Spring Hill, Osawatomie, Louisburg,
Fairway, Mission Hills, Edgerton, Westwood, Westwood Hills, Mission
Woods, and Countryside.
This includes the following highways...
Interstate 35 in Kansas between mile markers 200 and 228.
Interstate 435 between mile markers 0 and 4, and between mile
markers 76 and 83.
Instruction:
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 1100 PM CDT for east central
Kansas...and west central Missouri.
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:
Johnson, KS; Miami, KS
Forcast Office:
NWS Kansas City/Pleasant Hill MO
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