Severe Thunderstorm Warning

Locations Affected

Kansas City, MO ∙ Overland Park, KS ∙ Kansas City, KS ∙ Shawnee, KS ∙ Smithville, MO ∙ Tonganoxie, KS ∙ Lake Waukomis, MO ∙ Zarah, KS ∙ Lewis and Clark Village, MO ∙ Oakview, MO

Full Alert Message

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED Severe Thunderstorm Warning National Weather Service Kansas City/Pleasant Hill MO 1034 PM CDT Wed Jul 31 2024 The National Weather Service in Pleasant Hill has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Wyandotte County in northeastern Kansas... Leavenworth County in northeastern Kansas... Northern Johnson County in east central Kansas... Southeastern Atchison County in northeastern Kansas... Southeastern Buchanan County in northwestern Missouri... Southwestern Clinton County in northwestern Missouri... Western Clay County in west central Missouri... Platte County in west central Missouri... Northwestern Jackson County in west central Missouri... * Until 1100 PM CDT. * At 1033 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Tracy, or over Platte City, moving east at 55 mph. THIS IS A DESTRUCTIVE STORM FOR THE KANSAS CITY METRO HAZARD...80 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Trained weather spotters. IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without shelter. Mobile homes will be heavily damaged. Expect considerable damage to roofs, windows, and vehicles. Extensive tree damage and power outages are likely. * Locations impacted include... Kansas City, Overland Park, Shawnee, Lenexa, Leavenworth, Leawood, Liberty, Gladstone, Prairie Village, Lansing, Merriam, Mission, Smithville, Kearney, Bonner Springs, De Soto, Parkville, Tonganoxie, Platte City, and Basehor. This includes the following highways... Interstate 70 in Missouri between mile markers 0 and 7. Interstate 70 in Kansas between mile markers 410 and 423. Interstate 35 in Missouri between mile markers 0 and 24. Interstate 35 in Kansas between mile markers 223 and 235. Interstate 29 between mile markers 0 and 31. Interstate 635 between mile markers 0 and 12. Interstate 435 between mile markers 2 and 61. Kansas Turnpike between mile markers 212 and 226. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. && LAT...LON 3954 9510 3955 9451 3933 9436 3895 9455 3895 9506 3899 9507 3898 9509 3896 9508 3896 9509 TIME...MOT...LOC 0333Z 265DEG 46KT 3939 9476 THUNDERSTORM DAMAGE THREAT...DESTRUCTIVE HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED MAX WIND GUST...80 MPH

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