Kansas, Missouri Severe Thunderstorm Watch | Effective 05/18/2026 21:36

Headline: 
Severe Thunderstorm Watch issued May 18 at 11:36PM CDT until May 19 at 7:00AM CDT by NWS Springfield MO
Event: 
Severe Thunderstorm Watch
Urgency: 
Future
Effective: 
May 18, 2026 - 9:36pm
Expires: 
May 19, 2026 - 5:00am
Description: 
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 229 IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT TUESDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS IN KANSAS THIS WATCH INCLUDES 3 COUNTIES IN SOUTHEAST KANSAS BOURBON CHEROKEE CRAWFORD IN MISSOURI THIS WATCH INCLUDES 10 COUNTIES IN SOUTHWEST MISSOURI BARRY BARTON CEDAR DADE JASPER LAWRENCE MCDONALD NEWTON IN WEST CENTRAL MISSOURI ST. CLAIR VERNON THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF ANDERSON, APPLETON CITY, ARNICA, AURORA, BAXTER SPRINGS, CAPLINGER MILLS, CARTHAGE, CASSVILLE, CEDAR SPRINGS, CHICOPEE, COLUMBUS, EL DORADO SPRINGS, FILLEY, FORT SCOTT, GOODMAN, GREENFIELD, JOHNSON CITY, JOPLIN, KENOMA, LAMAR, LOCKWOOD, LONE OAK, LOWELL, MADRY, MARIONVILLE, MEINERT, MONETT, MOUNT VERNON, NEOSHO, NEUTRAL, NEVADA, NOEL, PAWNEE STATION, PINEVILLE, PITTSBURG, RIVERTON, ROCKY COMFORT, SHERWIN, SOUTH WEST CITY, STIPPVILLE, STOCKTON, AND TIFFIN.
Area Description: 
Bourbon, KS; Cherokee, KS; Crawford, KS; Barry, MO; Barton, MO; Cedar, MO; Dade, MO; Jasper, MO; Lawrence, MO; McDonald, MO; Newton, MO; St. Clair, MO; Vernon, MO
Forcast Office: 
NWS Springfield MO
Sender: 
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov