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City of Kansas City Emergency Operations Center
Monday August 31st, 2020 :: 07:58 a.m. CDT

Alert

Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 08:30AM

The National Weather Service in Pleasant Hill has issued a

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

* Until 830 AM CDT.

* At 757 AM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Weatherby Lake, moving southeast at 40 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and penny size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.

* Locations impacted include... Kansas City, Overland Park, Independence, Shawnee, Lenexa, Leavenworth, Leawood, Raytown, Liberty, Gladstone, Prairie Village, Lansing, Merriam, Mission, Bonner Springs, Parkville, Platte City, Edwardsville, North Kansas City and Fairway. This includes the following highways... Interstate 70 in Missouri between mile markers 0 and 13. Interstate 70 in Kansas between mile markers 410 and 423. Interstate 35 in Missouri between mile markers 0 and 15. Interstate 35 in Kansas between mile markers 222 and 235. Interstate 29 between mile markers 0 and 23. Interstate 635 between mile markers 0 and 12. Interstate 435 near mile marker 0, between mile markers 3 and 40, between mile markers 48 and 67, and between mile markers 75 and 83. Kansas Turnpike between mile markers 224 and 226.

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