Kansas, Missouri Tornado Watch | Effective 04/26/2026 15:27

Headline: 
Tornado Watch issued April 26 at 5:27PM CDT until April 26 at 11:00PM CDT by NWS Springfield MO
Event: 
Tornado Watch
Urgency: 
Future
Effective: 
April 26, 2026 - 3:27pm
Expires: 
April 26, 2026 - 9:00pm
Description: 
TORNADO WATCH 150 REMAINS VALID UNTIL 11 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS IN KANSAS THIS WATCH INCLUDES 3 COUNTIES IN SOUTHEAST KANSAS BOURBON CHEROKEE CRAWFORD IN MISSOURI THIS WATCH INCLUDES 12 COUNTIES IN CENTRAL MISSOURI BENTON HICKORY IN SOUTHWEST MISSOURI BARTON CEDAR DADE GREENE JASPER LAWRENCE NEWTON POLK IN WEST CENTRAL MISSOURI ST. CLAIR VERNON THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF APPLETON CITY, ARNICA, AURORA, BAXTER SPRINGS, BOLIVAR, CAPLINGER MILLS, CARTHAGE, CEDAR SPRINGS, CHICOPEE, COLE CAMP, COLUMBUS, CROCKERVILLE, CROSS TIMBERS, EDMONSON, EL DORADO SPRINGS, FILLEY, FORT SCOTT, GREENFIELD, HERMITAGE, JOHNSON CITY, JOPLIN, KENOMA, LAMAR, LINCOLN, LOCKWOOD, LONE OAK, LOWELL, MARIONVILLE, MEINERT, MORA, MOUNT VERNON, NEOSHO, NEUTRAL, NEVADA, PAWNEE STATION, PITTSBURG, PITTSBURG, QUINCY, RIVERTON, SHERWIN, SPRINGFIELD, STIPPVILLE, STOCKTON, TIFFIN, WARSAW, WEAUBLEAU, WHEATLAND, AND WHITAKERVILLE.
Area Description: 
Bourbon, KS; Cherokee, KS; Crawford, KS; Barton, MO; Benton, MO; Cedar, MO; Dade, MO; Greene, MO; Hickory, MO; Jasper, MO; Lawrence, MO; Newton, MO; Polk, MO; St. Clair, MO; Vernon, MO
Forcast Office: 
NWS Springfield MO
Sender: 
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov