Kansas City, KS Severe Weather Alertstar_ratehome

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 645 PM CDT
FOR CENTRAL WYANDOTTE AND NORTHEASTERN JOHNSON COUNTIES...

At 619 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Merriam, and is
nearly stationary.

HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and half dollar size hail.

SOURCE...Emergency management.

IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to
roofs, siding, and trees.

Locations impacted include...
Overland Park, Shawnee, Lenexa, Prairie Village, Merriam, Mission,
Bonner Springs, Edwardsville, Fairway, Mission Hills, Westwood, Lake
Quivira, Kansas City, Countryside, Roeland Park, Muncie, and
Holliday.

This includes the following highways...
Interstate 70 in Kansas between mile markers 411 and 421.
Interstate 35 in Kansas between mile markers 224 and 233.
Interstate 635 between mile markers 0 and 8.
Interstate 435 between mile markers 6 and 13.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

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HAIL THREAT...OBSERVED;
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.25 IN;
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED;
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH