Full Notification

The National Weather Service in Pleasant Hill has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Northeastern Wyandotte County in northeastern Kansas... Northeastern Miami County in east central Kansas... Eastern Johnson County in east central Kansas... Northwestern Cass County in west central Missouri... Clay County in west central Missouri... Southeastern Platte County in west central Missouri... Jackson County in west central Missouri...

* Until 600 PM CDT.

* At 513 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near Lake Waukomis to Prairie Village to near Spring Hill, moving east at 30 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... Kansas City, Overland Park, Olathe, Independence, Lee's Summit, Blue Springs, Lenexa, Leawood, Raytown, Liberty, Gladstone, Grandview, Belton, Prairie Village, Raymore, Grain Valley, Excelsior Springs, Merriam, Mission and Kearney. This includes the following highways... Interstate 70 in Missouri between mile markers 0 and 24. Interstate 70 in Kansas between mile markers 419 and 423. Interstate 35 in Missouri between mile markers 0 and 27. Interstate 35 in Kansas between mile markers 225 and 235. Interstate 29 between mile markers 0 and 8. Interstate 635 between mile markers 0 and 12. Interstate 470 between mile markers 0 and 16. Interstate 435 between mile markers 40 and 82.

* AFFECTED AREAS: JACKSON, MO ... CASS, MO ... PLATTE, MO ... MIAMI, KS ... WYANDOTTE, KS ... JOHNSON, KS ... CLAY, MO

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 these storms. 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.