Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 09:00PM Sunday
The National Weather Service in Pleasant Hill has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Northeastern Cass County in west central Missouri... Southwestern Lafayette County in west central Missouri... Eastern Jackson County in west central Missouri... Northwestern Johnson County in west central Missouri...
* Until 900 PM CDT.
* At 834 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Independence, moving southeast at 45 mph. THIS IS A DESTRUCTIVE STORM FOR Eastern Jackson county Missouri. HAZARD...80 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Trained weather spotters wind gust of 75 to 80 mph. IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without shelter. Mobile homes will be heavily damaged. Expect considerable damage to roofs, windows, and vehicles. Extensive tree damage and power outages are likely.
* Locations impacted include... Independence, Lee's Summit, Blue Springs, Grain Valley, Oak Grove, Odessa, Sugar Creek, Buckner, Lake Lotawana, Lone Jack, Lake Tapawingo, Sibley, Levasy, Lake Lafayette, Napoleon, Bates City, Strasburg and Tarsney Lakes. This includes the following highways... Interstate 70 in Missouri between mile markers 14 and 38. Interstate 470 between mile markers 13 and 16.
* AFFECTED AREAS: CASS, MO ... 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