Severe Thunderstorm Warning Issued for Kansas City Metro Area
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NOAA issued it on June 16, 2026, 2 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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NWS has issued a Severe Thunderstorm Warning for parts of northeastern Kansas and west central Missouri until 1:00 AM CDT.
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- Record type
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning
- Affected area
- Kansas City Metro Area
- Issued
- June 16, 2026
- Issuing authority
- NWS Kansas City/Pleasant Hill MO
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 2 months ago; use the issuing agency's live warning service for current conditions in Kansas City Metro Area.
Alert Details
A Severe Thunderstorm Warning has been issued by the National Weather Service in Kansas City/Pleasant Hill MO. The alert is effective from June 1 at 12:08 AM CDT until June 1 at 1:00 AM CDT.
Affected Areas
The warning covers Wyandotte County and central Leavenworth County in northeastern Kansas, as well as western Clay County, southeastern Platte County, and west central Jackson County in west central Missouri. Locations impacted include Kansas City, Leavenworth, Liberty, Gladstone, Lansing, Smithville, Kearney, Parkville, Platte City, Basehor, Edwardsville, North Kansas City, Riverside, Weatherby Lake, Westwood, Claycomo, Kansas City Kansas, Kansas City Intl Arpt, Pleasant Valley, and Lake Waukomis. Affected highways include Interstate 70, Interstate 35, Interstate 29, Interstate 635, and Interstate 435 in the specified segments.
What You Should Do
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building.
Expected Conditions
At 12:08 AM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Lansing, moving east at 20 mph. Hazards include ping pong ball size hail (1.50 inches) and 60 mph wind gusts.
Timeline
The warning is in effect from June 1 at 12:08 AM CDT and expires at June 1 at 1:00 AM CDT.
Original source: NOAA Official Notice ↗
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