⚠️ Special Weather Statement – Lafayette; Saline; Johnson; Pettis; Henry – Sunday, June 21, 2026

Special Weather Statement issued June 21 at 5:37AM CDT by NWS Kansas City/Pleasant Hill MO

Details

At 536 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from near Kingsville to near Chilhowee to near
Montrose. Movement was northeast at 45 mph.

HAZARD…Wind gusts up to 50 mph.

SOURCE…Radar indicated.

IMPACT…Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects.

Locations impacted include…
Warrensburg, Clinton, Higginsville, Windsor, Knob Noster, Concordia,
Holden, Whiteman Air Force Base, La Monte, Leeton, Green Ridge,
Calhoun, Deepwater, Corder, Montrose, Chilhowee, Kingsville, Whiteman
Afb, Lake Lafayette, and Coal.

This includes Interstate 70 in Missouri between mile markers 41 and
64.

Instructions

These storms may intensify, so be certain to monitor local radio
stations and available television stations for additional
information and possible warnings from the National Weather Service.

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 600 AM CDT for
west central Missouri.

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