Kansas, Missouri Tornado Watch | Effective 05/17/2026 22:20

Headline: 
Tornado Watch issued May 18 at 12:20AM CDT until May 18 at 3:00AM CDT by NWS Kansas City/Pleasant Hill MO
Event: 
Tornado Watch
Urgency: 
Future
Effective: 
May 17, 2026 - 10:20pm
Expires: 
May 18, 2026 - 1:00am
Description: 
TORNADO WATCH 218 REMAINS VALID UNTIL 3 AM CDT EARLY THIS MORNING FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS IN KANSAS THIS WATCH INCLUDES 1 COUNTY IN NORTHEAST KANSAS DONIPHAN IN MISSOURI THIS WATCH INCLUDES 5 COUNTIES IN NORTH CENTRAL MISSOURI HARRISON MERCER IN NORTHWEST MISSOURI ANDREW GENTRY WORTH THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF ALBANY, BETHANY, COUNTRY CLUB VILLA, ELWOOD, GRANT CITY, HIGHLAND, KING CITY, MERCER, PRINCETON, SAVANNAH, STANBERRY, TROY, AND WATHENA.
Area Description: 
Doniphan, KS; Andrew, MO; Gentry, MO; Harrison, MO; Mercer, MO; Worth, MO
Forcast Office: 
NWS Kansas City/Pleasant Hill MO
Sender: 
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov