⚠️ Special Weather Statement – Lafayette; Johnson – Thursday, August 6, 2026

Special Weather Statement issued August 6 at 2:58AM CDT by NWS Kansas City/Pleasant Hill MO

Details

At 258 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 7
miles east of Oak Grove, moving east at 20 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…
Higginsville, Concordia, Emma, Aullville, and Fayetteville.

This includes Interstate 70 in Missouri between mile markers 47 and
62.

Instructions

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

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