Severe Thunderstorm Warning

Locations Affected

Kansas City, MO ∙ Independence, MO ∙ Lees Summit, MO ∙ Blue Springs, MO ∙ Polo, MO ∙ Henrietta, MO ∙ Claycomo, MO ∙ Courtney, MO ∙ Kearney, MO ∙ Homestead, MO

Full Alert Message

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Severe Thunderstorm Warning National Weather Service Kansas City/Pleasant Hill MO 444 PM CDT Mon May 19 2025 The National Weather Service in Pleasant Hill has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Southeastern Clinton County in northwestern Missouri... Central Clay County in west central Missouri... Ray County in west central Missouri... Southwestern Caldwell County in north central Missouri... West central Lafayette County in west central Missouri... Jackson County in west central Missouri... * Until 530 PM CDT. * At 443 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Sugar Creek, moving northeast at 50 mph. HAZARD...70 mph wind gusts and penny size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect considerable tree damage. Damage is likely to mobile homes, roofs, and outbuildings. * Locations impacted include... Kansas City, Independence, Lee's Summit, Blue Springs, Raytown, Liberty, Prairie Village, Grain Valley, Excelsior Springs, Kearney, Richmond, Greenwood, North Kansas City, Mission Hills, Sugar Creek, Buckner, Lawson, Lake Lotawana, Westwood, and Claycomo. This includes the following highways... Interstate 70 in Missouri between mile markers 2 and 27. Interstate 35 in Missouri near mile marker 1, between mile markers 3 and 5, and between mile markers 9 and 42. Interstate 470 between mile markers 2 and 16. Interstate 435 between mile markers 50 and 71. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 900 PM CDT for northeastern and east central Kansas...and north central, northwestern and west central Missouri. && LAT...LON 3897 9461 3907 9461 3973 9416 3946 9376 3936 9376 3886 9432 TIME...MOT...LOC 2143Z 208DEG 43KT 3912 9439 THUNDERSTORM DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN WIND THREAT...OBSERVED MAX WIND GUST...70 MPH

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