Smithville, MO Severe Weather Alertstar_ratehome

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 945 PM CDT
FOR NORTHWESTERN LEAVENWORTH...SOUTHEASTERN ATCHISON...BUCHANAN...
CLINTON...NORTHWESTERN CLAY...PLATTE...SOUTHEASTERN ANDREW AND
SOUTHERN DEKALB COUNTIES...

At 905 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from near Stewartsville to near Leavenworth, moving east at
55 mph.

HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.

SOURCE...Automated weather station.

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

Locations impacted include...
St. Joseph, Leavenworth, Cameron, Smithville, Platte City,
Plattsburg, Lathrop, Weston, Gower, Stewartsville, Agency, Trimble,
Edgerton, Dearborn, Camden Point, Osborn, Rushville, Clarksdale,
Tracy, and Lewis and Clark Village.

This includes the following highways...
Interstate 35 in Missouri between mile markers 43 and 55.
Interstate 29 between mile markers 18 and 50.
Interstate 229 between mile markers 0 and 4.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 1000 PM CDT for northeastern
Kansas...and northwestern Missouri. A Tornado Watch also remains in
effect until 100 AM CDT for northeastern Kansas...and northwestern
and west central Missouri.

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

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HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED;
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN;
WIND THREAT...OBSERVED;
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH

TORNADO WATCH 227 REMAINS VALID UNTIL 1 AM CDT TUESDAY FOR THE
FOLLOWING AREAS

IN KANSAS THIS WATCH INCLUDES 5 COUNTIES

IN EAST CENTRAL KANSAS

JOHNSON               LINN                  MIAMI

IN NORTHEAST KANSAS

LEAVENWORTH           WYANDOTTE

IN MISSOURI THIS WATCH INCLUDES 15 COUNTIES

IN CENTRAL MISSOURI

PETTIS                SALINE

IN NORTH CENTRAL MISSOURI

CALDWELL              CARROLL               LIVINGSTON

IN NORTHWEST MISSOURI

CLINTON

IN WEST CENTRAL MISSOURI

BATES                 CASS                  CLAY
HENRY                 JACKSON               JOHNSON
LAFAYETTE             PLATTE                RAY

THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF ADRIAN, BELTON, BRAYMER,
BRECKENRIDGE, BUTLER, CAMERON, CARROLLTON, CHILLICOTHE, CLINTON,
CONCORDIA, EXCELSIOR SPRINGS, FORT LEAVENWORTH, GLADSTONE,
HAMILTON, HARRISONVILLE, HIGGINSVILLE, INDEPENDENCE, KANSAS CITY,
KANSAS CITY KANSAS, KEARNEY, LA CYGNE, LANSING, LATHROP, LAWSON,
LEAVENWORTH, LENEXA, LEXINGTON, LIBERTY, LOUISBURG, MARSHALL,
MOUND CITY, ODESSA, OLATHE, OSAWATOMIE, OVERLAND PARK, PAOLA,
PARKVILLE, PLATTE CITY, PLATTSBURG, PLEASANT HILL, PLEASANTON,
POLO, RAYMORE, RICH HILL, RICHMOND, RIVERSIDE, SEDALIA, SHAWNEE,
STANLEY, WARRENSBURG, WEATHERBY LAKE, WESTON, AND WINDSOR.

...FLOOD WATCH NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON...

* WHAT...Flash flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues to be
possible.

* WHERE...Portions of Kansas, including the following areas, Atchison
KS, Doniphan, Johnson KS, Leavenworth, Linn KS, Miami and Wyandotte
and Missouri, including the following areas, Bates, Buchanan,
Caldwell, Carroll, Cass, Chariton, Clay, Clinton, Cooper, Henry,
Howard, Jackson, Johnson MO, Lafayette, Pettis, Platte, Ray and
Saline.

* WHEN...Through Tuesday afternoon.

* IMPACTS...Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers,
creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- Areas of heavy rainfall are likely tonight into Tuesday morning
creating the potential for flooding.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood