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Central Jackson County Emergency Management Agency
Thursday August 12th, 2021 :: 04:43 p.m. CDT

Alert

Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 05:15PM

The National Weather Service in Pleasant Hill has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Southwestern Lafayette County in west central Missouri... Southeastern Jackson County in west central Missouri... Northwestern Johnson County in west central Missouri...

* Until 515 PM CDT.

* At 442 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Grain Valley, moving southeast at 20 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees.

* Locations impacted include... Independence, Lee's Summit, Blue Springs, Grain Valley, Oak Grove, Odessa, Lake Lotawana, Lone Jack, Lake Tapawingo, Lake Lafayette, Bates City and Tarsney Lakes. This includes the following highways... Interstate 70 in Missouri between mile markers 18 and 40. Interstate 470 between mile markers 10 and 12.

* AFFECTED AREAS: JACKSON, MO ... JOHNSON, MO ... LAFAYETTE, MO

Instructions:

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

Address/Location
Central Jackson County Emergency Management Agency
805 NE Jefferson St
Blue Springs, MO 64014

Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 816-229-2522

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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