WWUS53 KEAX 190217
SVSEAX

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Kansas City/Pleasant Hill MO
917 PM CDT Mon May 18 2026

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Wyandotte KS-Leavenworth KS-Johnson KS-Platte MO-
917 PM CDT Mon May 18 2026

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 945 PM CDT
FOR WYANDOTTE...LEAVENWORTH...JOHNSON AND SOUTHEASTERN PLATTE
COUNTIES...

At 916 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from near Ferrelview to Edgerton, moving east at 60 mph.

THESE ARE DESTRUCTIVE STORMS FOR LEAVENWORTH, WYANDOTTE, AND JOHNSON 
COUNTIES IN KANSAS.

HAZARD...80 mph wind gusts and nickel size hail.

SOURCE...Emergency management. Several reports of 75 to 85 mph wind 
         gusts have been received with this line of storms.

IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without 
         shelter. Mobile homes will be heavily damaged. Expect 
         considerable damage to roofs, windows, and vehicles. 
         Extensive tree damage and power outages are likely.

Locations impacted include...
Overland Park, Olathe, Shawnee, Lenexa, Leavenworth, Leawood, Prairie
Village, Gardner, Lansing, Merriam, Mission, Bonner Springs, De Soto,
Parkville, Spring Hill, Tonganoxie, Platte City, Basehor,
Edwardsville, and Fairway.

This includes the following highways...
 Interstate 70 in Missouri near mile marker 0.
 Interstate 70 in Kansas between mile markers 410 and 423.
 Interstate 35 in Kansas between mile markers 202 and 234.
 Interstate 29 between mile markers 3 and 18.
 Interstate 635 between mile markers 0 and 12.
 Interstate 435 between mile markers 0 and 39, and between mile
markers 76 and 83.
 Kansas Turnpike between mile markers 206 and 226.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 100 AM CDT for northeastern
and east central Kansas...and west central Missouri.

Remain alert for a possible tornado! Tornadoes can develop quickly
from severe thunderstorms. If you spot a tornado go at once into the
basement or small central room in a sturdy structure.

This is an EXTREMELY DANGEROUS SITUATION with tornado like wind
speeds expected. Mobile homes and high profile vehicles are
especially susceptible to winds of this magnitude and may be
overturned. For your protection move to an interior room on the
lowest floor of a building. These storms have the potential to cause
serious injury and significant property damage.

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LAT...LON 3935 9518 3936 9461 3914 9459 3912 9461
      3874 9461 3874 9506 3898 9506 3899 9507
      3899 9508 3898 9509 3896 9508 3898 9516
      3896 9517 3897 9519
TIME...MOT...LOC 0216Z 250DEG 51KT 3935 9467 3877 9501 

TORNADO...POSSIBLE
THUNDERSTORM DAMAGE THREAT...DESTRUCTIVE
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.88 IN
WIND THREAT...OBSERVED
MAX WIND GUST...80 MPH

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