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City of Kansas City Emergency Operations Center
Wednesday July 1st, 2020 :: 05:02 a.m. CDT

Alert

Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 05:45AM

The National Weather Service in Pleasant Hill has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Wyandotte County in northeastern Kansas... Northeastern Johnson County in east central Kansas... Clay County in west central Missouri... Clinton County in northwestern Missouri... Ray County in west central Missouri... Caldwell County in north central Missouri... Northwestern Lafayette County in west central Missouri... Southeastern Platte County in west central Missouri... Southeastern DeKalb County in northwestern Missouri... Jackson County in west central Missouri...

* Until 545 AM CDT.

* At 501 AM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near Osborn to 7 miles southwest of Cameron to Lathrop to Kearney to near Pleasant Valley to near Ferrelview, moving east at 35 mph. HAZARD...70 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect considerable tree damage. Wind damage is also likely to mobile homes, roofs, and outbuildings.

* Locations impacted include... Kansas City, Overland Park, Independence, Lee's Summit, Shawnee, Blue Springs, Lenexa, Leawood, Raytown, Liberty, Gladstone, Prairie Village, Grain Valley, Excelsior Springs, Merriam, Cameron, Mission, Smithville, Kearney and Oak Grove. This includes the following highways... Interstate 70 in Missouri between mile markers 0 and 29. Interstate 70 in Kansas between mile markers 410 and 423. Interstate 35 in Missouri between mile markers 0 and 57. Interstate 35 in Kansas between mile markers 221 and 235. Interstate 29 between mile markers 0 and 18. Interstate 635 between mile markers 0 and 12. Interstate 470 between mile markers 12 and 16. Interstate 435 between mile markers 0 and 70, between mile markers 74 and 75, and between mile markers 79 and 83.

* AFFECTED AREAS: JACKSON, MO ... PLATTE, MO ... DEKALB, MO ... CALDWELL, MO ... CLAY, MO ... WYANDOTTE, KS ... LAFAYETTE, MO ... CLINTON, MO ... JOHNSON, KS ... RAY, MO

Instructions:

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building.

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

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