Kansas, Missouri Tornado Watch | Effective 04/15/2026 18:54

Headline: 
Tornado Watch issued April 15 at 8:54PM CDT until April 16 at 12:00AM CDT by NWS Springfield MO
Event: 
Tornado Watch
Urgency: 
Future
Effective: 
April 15, 2026 - 6:54pm
Expires: 
April 15, 2026 - 10:00pm
Description: 
TORNADO WATCH 121, PREVIOUSLY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING, IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CDT TONIGHT FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS IN KANSAS THIS WATCH INCLUDES 2 COUNTIES IN SOUTHEAST KANSAS CHEROKEE CRAWFORD IN MISSOURI THIS WATCH INCLUDES 8 COUNTIES IN SOUTHWEST MISSOURI BARTON CEDAR DADE GREENE JASPER LAWRENCE NEWTON POLK THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF ARNICA, AURORA, BAXTER SPRINGS, BOLIVAR, CAPLINGER MILLS, CARTHAGE, CEDAR SPRINGS, CHICOPEE, COLUMBUS, EL DORADO SPRINGS, FILLEY, GREENFIELD, JOPLIN, KENOMA, LAMAR, LOCKWOOD, LONE OAK, LOWELL, MARIONVILLE, MEINERT, MOUNT VERNON, NEOSHO, NEUTRAL, PITTSBURG, RIVERTON, SHERWIN, SPRINGFIELD, STIPPVILLE, AND STOCKTON.
Area Description: 
Cherokee, KS; Crawford, KS; Barton, MO; Cedar, MO; Dade, MO; Greene, MO; Jasper, MO; Lawrence, MO; Newton, MO; Polk, MO
Forcast Office: 
NWS Springfield MO
Sender: 
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov