Severe Thunderstorm Warning for Clay and Jackson Counties in Missouri
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NOAA issued it on April 15, 2026, 4 months ago. Warnings of this kind stay in effect for hours to a few days, so this page is a historical record of what was issued, not a current warning. For conditions where you are right now, check weather.gov (US), weather.gc.ca (Canada), the Met Office (UK), or the Bureau of Meteorology (Australia).
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A Severe Thunderstorm Warning has been issued for southeastern Clay County and northern Jackson County in west central Missouri until 5:45 PM CDT, with hazards including 60 mph wind gusts and quarter-sized hail.
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- Record type
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning
- Affected area
- West Central Missouri
- Issued
- April 15, 2026
- Issuing authority
- NOAA
Storm notices can cover different combinations of wind, hail, lightning, and rainfall. Use the original notice for the hazards and boundaries attached to this specific record.
Record status: historical. It was issued 4 months ago; use the issuing agency's live warning service for current conditions in West Central Missouri.
Alert Details
The National Weather Service in Pleasant Hill has issued a Severe Thunderstorm Warning for the affected areas. This alert is effective from 5:02 PM CDT on April 15, 2026, until 5:45 PM CDT.
Affected Areas
The warning covers southeastern Clay County and northern Jackson County in west central Missouri. Specific locations impacted include Kansas City, Independence, Lee's Summit, Blue Springs, Raytown, Liberty, Prairie Village, North Kansas City, Mission Hills, Sugar Creek, Buckner, Westwood, Claycomo, Courtney, Lake Tapawingo, Westwood Hills, Sibley, Missouri City, Mission Woods, and Levasy. This includes portions of Interstate 70 in Missouri between mile markers 1 and 20, Interstate 35 in Missouri between mile markers 0 and 5, Interstate 35 in Kansas near mile marker 235, and Interstate 470 between mile markers 15 and 16, as well as Interstate 435 between mile markers 54 and 67.
What You Should Do
For your protection, move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building.
Expected Conditions
Hazards include 60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail (1.00 inch). These conditions are radar indicated and could cause hail damage to vehicles and wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
Timeline
The alert is effective from 5:02 PM CDT on April 15, 2026, and ends at 5:45 PM CDT on the same day.
Original source: NOAA Official Notice ↗
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