⚠️ Severe Thunderstorm Warning – Leavenworth, KS; Wyandotte, KS; Platte, MO – Wednesday, August 19, 2026

Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued August 19 at 1:12AM CDT until August 19 at 1:45AM CDT by NWS Kansas City/Pleasant Hill MO

Details

SVREAX

The National Weather Service in Pleasant Hill has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for…
Northwestern Wyandotte County in northeastern Kansas…
East central Leavenworth County in northeastern Kansas…
South central Platte County in west central Missouri…

* Until 145 AM CDT.

* At 112 AM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Basehor,
moving east at 40 mph.

HAZARD…Ping pong ball size hail and 60 mph wind gusts.

SOURCE…Radar indicated.

IMPACT…People and animals outdoors will be injured. Expect hail
damage to roofs, siding, windows, and vehicles. Expect
wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees.

* Locations impacted include…
Lansing, Basehor, Kansas City, Fairmount, Maywood, Wolcott,
Pomeroy, Waldron, and Piper.

This includes Interstate 435 between mile markers 14 and 23.

Instructions

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

This alert was automatically posted by SkyGuard, MWSC’s severe weather alerting system. Source: National Weather Service.