| Event | Special Weather Statement |
| Severity | Moderate |
| Urgency | Expected |
| Certainty | Observed |
| Area | Clay; Jackson |
| Effective | 6/25/2026, 3:04:00 PM CDT |
| Expires | 6/25/2026, 3:45:00 PM CDT |
Special Weather Statement issued June 25 at 3:04PM CDT by NWS Kansas City/Pleasant Hill MO
Details
At 304 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over
Independence, moving east at 15 mph.
HAZARD…Wind gusts up to 40 mph and half inch hail.
SOURCE…Radar indicated.
IMPACT…Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is
possible.
Locations impacted include…
Kansas City, Independence, Blue Springs, Sugar Creek, Courtney,
Sibley, River Bend, and Birmingham.
Instructions
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm and may lead to
localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.
This alert was automatically posted by SkyGuard, MWSC’s severe weather alerting system. Source: National Weather Service.
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