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Severe Thunderstorm Watch Expires for Local Counties

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch has expired for Johnson, Miami, Wyandotte, Carroll, Cass, Chariton, Clay, Jackson, Johnson, Lafayette, Pettis, Ray, and Saline counties as of 11:00 PM CDT, October 13, 2026.

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10/13/2026 · Lafayette County edition

KANSAS CITY METRO – The National Weather Service (NWS) Kansas City/Pleasant Hill, MO, has announced the expiration of Severe Thunderstorm Watch 682, effective tonight, October 13, 2026, at 11:00 PM CDT.

This watch, which was issued earlier today, no longer applies to the following areas:

  • In Kansas: Johnson, Miami, and Wyandotte Counties.
  • In Missouri: Carroll, Cass, Chariton, Clay, Jackson, Johnson, Lafayette, Pettis, Ray, and Saline Counties.

Communities previously included in this watch were Belton, Brunswick, Carrollton, Concordia, Excelsior Springs, Gladstone, Harrisonville, Higginsville, Independence, Kansas City (MO and KS), Kearney, Keytesville, Lawson, Lenexa, Lexington, Liberty, Louisburg, Marshall, Odessa, Olathe, Osawatomie, Overland Park, Paola, Pleasant Hill, Raymore, Richmond, Salisbury, Sedalia, Shawnee, Stanley, and Warrensburg.

The NWS has confirmed that the threat has passed for these regions, and residents are advised that the watch has concluded.

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