⚠️ Severe Thunderstorm Warning – Johnson, KS; Leavenworth, KS; Wyandotte, KS; Platte, MO – Tuesday, August 18, 2026

Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued August 18 at 10:33PM CDT until August 18 at 11:15PM CDT by NWS Kansas City/Pleasant Hill MO

Details

SVREAX

The National Weather Service in Pleasant Hill has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for…
Wyandotte County in northeastern Kansas…
Leavenworth County in northeastern Kansas…
North central Johnson County in east central Kansas…
Southeastern Platte County in west central Missouri…

* Until 1115 PM CDT.

* At 1033 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Oskaloosa,
moving east at 50 mph.

HAZARD…70 mph wind gusts and penny size hail.

SOURCE…Radar indicated.

IMPACT…Expect considerable tree damage. Damage is likely to
mobile homes, roofs, and outbuildings.

* Locations impacted include…
Shawnee, Lenexa, Leavenworth, Lansing, Merriam, Bonner Springs,
Parkville, Tonganoxie, Platte City, Basehor, Edwardsville,
Riverside, Weatherby Lake, Lake Quivira, Kansas City Intl Arpt,
Kansas City, Lake Waukomis, Ferrelview, Platte Woods, and Easton.

This includes the following highways…
Interstate 70 in Kansas between mile markers 410 and 418.
Interstate 29 between mile markers 6 and 18.
Interstate 635 between mile markers 5 and 7.
Interstate 435 between mile markers 4 and 38.
Kansas Turnpike between mile markers 211 and 226.

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.