Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 05:00AM
The National Weather Service in Pleasant Hill has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Wyandotte County in northeastern Kansas... Leavenworth County in northeastern Kansas... Northeastern Johnson County in east central Kansas... Southeastern Atchison County in northeastern Kansas... Southwestern Buchanan County in northwestern Missouri... Platte County in west central Missouri...
* Until 500 AM CDT.
* At 425 AM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Winchester, or 11 miles northeast of Oskaloosa, moving southeast at 50 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... Overland Park, Shawnee, Leavenworth, Prairie Village, Lansing, Atchison, Merriam, Mission, Bonner Springs, Parkville, Tonganoxie, Platte City, Basehor, Edwardsville, Fairway, Riverside, Weatherby Lake, Weston, Lake Quivira and Kansas City Kansas. HAIL...1.00IN WIND...60MPH
* AFFECTED AREAS: BUCHANAN ... PLATTE
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. Torrential rainfall is occurring with this storm, and may lead to flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.
Address/Location
City of Kansas City Emergency Operations Center
Kansas City City Hall
Kansas City, MO 64106
Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 816-513-1313
Alert Details
- Severity:
- Severe - Significant threat to life or property
- Urgency:
- Immediate - Responsive action SHOULD be taken immediately
- Certainty:
- Observed - Determined to have occurred or to be ongoing
- Category:
- Meteorological (inc. flood)
- Event:
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning