532 PM CDT Fri Apr 17 2026
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 630 PM CDT
FOR EASTERN CASS...NORTHWESTERN HENRY...NORTHEASTERN BATES...EAST
CENTRAL CLAY...RAY...SOUTHWESTERN CARROLL...SOUTHEASTERN CALDWELL...
LAFAYETTE...EASTERN JACKSON AND WESTERN JOHNSON COUNTIES...
At 532 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from 8 miles northeast of Woods Heights to Odessa to 6
miles northeast of Creighton, moving northeast at 40 mph.
HAZARD...70 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.
SOURCE...Public.
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...
Grain Valley, Excelsior Springs, Oak Grove, Richmond, Odessa, Higginsville, Lexington, Buckner, Holden, Lone Jack, Orrick, Wellington, Norborne, Hardin, Urich, Henrietta, Crystal Lakes, Sibley, Creighton, and Chilhowee.
This includes Interstate 70 in Missouri between mile markers 25 and 50.
Torrential rainfall is occurring with these storms, and may lead to
flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.
THUNDERSTORM DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN
WIND THREAT...OBSERVED
MAX WIND GUST...70 MPH
