Headline:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued May 18 at 11:59PM CDT until May 19 at 12:15AM CDT by NWS Kansas City/Pleasant Hill MO
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
May 18, 2026 - 9:59pm
Expires:
May 18, 2026 - 10:15pm
Description:
At 1159 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Pleasanton,
moving east at 50 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
Locations impacted include...
Pleasanton, La Cygne, Mound City, Linn Valley, Hume, Prescott,
Fontana, Amsterdam, Amoret, Foster, Merwin, and Worland.
Instruction:
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 100 AM CDT for east central
Kansas...and west central Missouri.
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
Area Description:
Linn, KS; Miami, KS; Bates, MO
Forcast Office:
NWS Kansas City/Pleasant Hill MO
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov