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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Kansas City/Pleasant Hill MO
849 PM CDT Thu Apr 23 2026

The National Weather Service in Pleasant Hill has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  East central Wyandotte County in northeastern Kansas...
  Eastern Johnson County in east central Kansas...
  Northern Cass County in west central Missouri...
  Clay County in west central Missouri...
  Southwestern Ray County in west central Missouri...
  Southeastern Platte County in west central Missouri...
  Jackson County in west central Missouri...

* Until 930 PM CDT.

* At 849 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Merriam,
  moving east at 45 mph.

  HAZARD...70 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

  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...
  Kansas City, Overland Park, Olathe, Independence, Lee's Summit,
  Blue Springs, Leawood, Raytown, Liberty, Gladstone, Grandview,
  Belton, Prairie Village, Raymore, Grain Valley, Excelsior Springs,
  Merriam, Mission, Smithville, and Kearney.

This includes the following highways...
 Interstate 70 in Missouri between mile markers 0 and 29.
 Interstate 70 in Kansas between mile markers 420 and 423.
 Interstate 35 in Missouri between mile markers 0 and 25.
 Interstate 35 in Kansas between mile markers 226 and 235.
 Interstate 29 between mile markers 0 and 5.
 Interstate 635 between mile markers 0 and 2, and between mile
markers 9 and 12.
 Interstate 470 between mile markers 0 and 16.
 Interstate 435 between mile markers 40 and 81.
 Interstate 49 between mile markers 172 and 183.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.

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LAT...LON 3891 9473 3935 9459 3938 9408 3877 9413
      3877 9483
TIME...MOT...LOC 0149Z 266DEG 41KT 3905 9471 

THUNDERSTORM DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...70 MPH

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