Special Weather Statement

Locations Affected

Kansas City, MO ∙ Olathe, KS ∙ Overland Park, KS ∙ Independence, MO ∙ Lees Summit, MO ∙ Shawnee, KS ∙ Blue Springs, MO ∙ Homestead, MO ∙ Sibley, MO ∙ Lee's Summit, MO

Full Alert Message

Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Kansas City/Pleasant Hill MO 321 AM CDT Tue Jul 8 2025 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT SOUTHERN LEAVENWORTH... SOUTHEASTERN WYANDOTTE...NORTHERN MIAMI...JOHNSON...SOUTHWESTERN CARROLL...JACKSON...NORTHWESTERN JOHNSON...NORTHWESTERN CASS... SOUTHERN CLAY...RAY...SOUTHEASTERN CALDWELL...NORTHWESTERN SALINE... LAFAYETTE AND SOUTHEASTERN PLATTE COUNTIES THROUGH 400 AM CDT... At 321 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from Lawrence to Kansas City Kansas to near Cowgill. Movement was southeast at 30 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include... Kansas City, Overland Park, Olathe, Independence, Lee's Summit, Shawnee, Blue Springs, Lenexa, Leawood, Raytown, Liberty, Gladstone, Grandview, Belton, Prairie Village, Raymore, Gardner, Grain Valley, Excelsior Springs, and Merriam. This includes the following highways... Interstate 70 in Missouri between mile markers 2 and 45. Interstate 35 in Missouri between mile markers 1 and 19. Interstate 35 in Kansas between mile markers 200 and 231. Interstate 29 between mile markers 0 and 3. Interstate 635 near mile marker 0, and between mile markers 10 and 11. Interstate 470 between mile markers 0 and 16. Interstate 435 between mile markers 0 and 8, and between mile markers 50 and 83. Interstate 49 between mile markers 166 and 183. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. && LAT...LON 3898 9506 3897 9504 3900 9502 3898 9492 3906 9487 3904 9461 3915 9459 3916 9466 3959 9383 3923 9339 3872 9431 3859 9506 TIME...MOT...LOC 0821Z 327DEG 27KT 3897 9531 3909 9462 3952 9385 MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH

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