⚠️ Special Weather Statement – Miami; Linn – Saturday, July 4, 2026

Special Weather Statement issued July 4 at 11:26AM CDT by NWS Kansas City/Pleasant Hill MO

Details

At 1125 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from near Princeton to near Garnett to near Colony.
Movement was east at 40 mph.

HAZARD…Wind gusts up to 50 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…
Paola, Osawatomie, Louisburg, Pleasanton, La Cygne, Mound City,
Drexel, Linn Valley, Parker, Blue Mound, Prescott, Fontana, New
Lancaster, and Beagle.

Instructions

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

Torrential rainfall is also occurring with these storms 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.