NWS Kansas City/Pleasant Hill MOTO.W 0031April 26, 2026
Tornado Warning: Johnson, Miami, Cass and 1 more, KS and MO
The National Weather Service office in Kansas City/Pleasant Hill issued a tornado warning for Johnson, Miami, Cass and 1 more in Kansas, Missouri, which was in force until 5:30 p.m. local time on April 26. It was the 31st tornado warning the NWS office in Kansas City/Pleasant Hill issued in 2026. Kansas had 45 tornado warnings in April 2026, against 22 in an average April of 2008-2025 (Kansas's tornado warnings by year).
ExpiredWarning
In force for 32 minutes; it has expired. The agency may have replaced it with a new notice.
The notice
- Issued by
- National Weather Service, Kansas City/Pleasant Hill MO
- Area
- Johnson, Miami, Cass and 1 more
- State
- Kansas
- Level
- Warning
- Issued
- 4:58 p.m. CDT, April 26, 2026
- Expires
- 5:30 p.m. CDT, April 26, 2026
- CAP severity, certainty, urgency
- Extreme, Observed, Immediate
- VTEC event
- KEAX TO.W 0031
- Official source
- National Weather Service: the notice at its source
Tornado Warnings in Kansas since 2008Every warning type in Kansas
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The notice as issued
TOREAX The National Weather Service in Pleasant Hill has issued a * Tornado Warning for... Northeastern Miami County in east central Kansas... Southeastern Johnson County in east central Kansas... Northwestern Cass County in west central Missouri... South central Jackson County in west central Missouri... * Until 530 PM CDT. * At 457 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado was located near Cleveland, or near Spring Hill, moving east at 40 mph. HAZARD...Tornado. SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation. IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree damage is likely. * Locations impacted include... Overland Park, Lee's Summit, Grandview, Belton, Raymore, Peculiar, Lake Winnebago, Cleveland, Stilwell, Chiles, and Bucyrus. This includes Interstate 49 between mile markers 163 and 176.
What the agency told people to do
TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter and protect yourself from flying debris.
Source: National Weather Service: the notice at its source. The text is the agency's, unedited. A U.S. Government work, in the public domain.