Full Notification

The National Weather Service in Pleasant Hill has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Southern Wyandotte County in northeastern Kansas... Johnson County in east central Kansas... Southwestern Jackson County in west central Missouri...

* Until 730 PM CDT.

* At 649 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Edgerton, moving northeast at 40 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and half dollar size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees.

* Locations impacted include... Overland Park, Olathe, Shawnee, Lenexa, Leawood, Grandview, Prairie Village, Gardner, Merriam, Mission, Bonner Springs, De Soto, Spring Hill, Edwardsville, Fairway, Mission Hills, Edgerton, Westwood, Lake Quivira and Kansas City. This includes the following highways... Interstate 70 in Kansas between mile markers 410 and 415. Interstate 35 in Kansas between mile markers 202 and 234. Interstate 635 between mile markers 0 and 3. Interstate 435 between mile markers 0 and 14, and between mile markers 72 and 83. Kansas Turnpike near mile marker 226. A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 900 PM CDT for northeastern and east central Kansas...and west central Missouri. HAIL...1.25IN WIND...60MPH

* AFFECTED AREAS: JACKSON

Instructions:

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. Large hail and damaging winds and continuous cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm. Move indoors immediately. Lightning is one of nature`s leading killers. Remember, if you can hear thunder, you are close enough to be struck by lightning.