Severe Thunderstorm Warning Issued for Kansas City Metro Area Through 11 PM
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NOAA issued it on April 6, 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 is in effect for Johnson, Miami, Cass, and Jackson counties until 11:00 PM CDT, with quarter-size hail and 50 mph winds expected.
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- Record type
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning
- Affected area
- East Central Kansas and West Central Missouri
- Issued
- April 6, 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 4 months ago; use the issuing agency's live warning service for current conditions in East Central Kansas and West Central Missouri.
Alert Details
The National Weather Service in Kansas City/Pleasant Hill MO has issued a Severe Thunderstorm Warning for portions of east central Kansas and west central Missouri. The alert is in effect until 11:00 PM CDT on March 10, 2026.
Affected Areas
The warning covers the following regions:
- Kansas: Northern Miami County and Southern Johnson County.
- Missouri: Northwestern Cass County and Jackson County.
Impacted locations include Kansas City, Overland Park, Olathe, Independence, Lee's Summit, Blue Springs, Leawood, Raytown, Grandview, Belton, Prairie Village, Raymore, Gardner, Grain Valley, Pleasant Hill, Paola, Spring Hill, Greenwood, Peculiar, and Louisburg.
The warning also affects several major highways, including:
- Interstate 70 in Missouri between mile markers 10 and 28.
- Interstate 35 in Kansas between mile markers 200 and 218.
- Interstate 470 between mile markers 0 and 16.
- Interstate 435 between mile markers 65 and 80.
- Interstate 49 between mile markers 165 and 183.
What You Should Do
For your protection, move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. Residents should also note that a Tornado Watch remains in effect until midnight CDT for east central Kansas and west central Missouri.
Expected Conditions
At 10:32 PM CDT, radar indicated multiple severe thunderstorms located along a line extending from near Blue Springs to near Grandview to near Spring Hill, moving northeast at 40 mph.
- Hazard: Quarter size hail (up to 1.00 inch).
- Wind: Gusts up to 50 MPH.
- Impact: Damage to vehicles is expected.
Timeline
The warning was issued at 10:33 PM CDT and is scheduled to expire at 11:00 PM CDT on March 10, 2026.
Original source: NOAA Official Notice ↗
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