Headline:
Tornado Watch issued May 18 at 6:18PM CDT until May 19 at 1:00AM CDT by NWS Kansas City/Pleasant Hill MO
Event:
Tornado Watch
Urgency:
Future
Effective:
May 18, 2026 - 4:18pm
Expires:
May 18, 2026 - 11:00pm
Description:
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED TORNADO WATCH 227 IN
EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM CDT TUESDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
IN KANSAS THIS WATCH INCLUDES 5 COUNTIES
IN EAST CENTRAL KANSAS
JOHNSON LINN MIAMI
IN NORTHEAST KANSAS
LEAVENWORTH WYANDOTTE
IN MISSOURI THIS WATCH INCLUDES 15 COUNTIES
IN CENTRAL MISSOURI
PETTIS SALINE
IN NORTH CENTRAL MISSOURI
CALDWELL CARROLL LIVINGSTON
IN NORTHWEST MISSOURI
CLINTON
IN WEST CENTRAL MISSOURI
BATES CASS CLAY
HENRY JACKSON JOHNSON
LAFAYETTE PLATTE RAY
THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF ADRIAN, BELTON, BRAYMER,
BRECKENRIDGE, BUTLER, CAMERON, CARROLLTON, CHILLICOTHE, CLINTON,
CONCORDIA, EXCELSIOR SPRINGS, FORT LEAVENWORTH, GLADSTONE,
HAMILTON, HARRISONVILLE, HIGGINSVILLE, INDEPENDENCE, KANSAS CITY,
KANSAS CITY KANSAS, KEARNEY, LA CYGNE, LANSING, LATHROP, LAWSON,
LEAVENWORTH, LENEXA, LEXINGTON, LIBERTY, LOUISBURG, MARSHALL,
MOUND CITY, ODESSA, OLATHE, OSAWATOMIE, OVERLAND PARK, PAOLA,
PARKVILLE, PLATTE CITY, PLATTSBURG, PLEASANT HILL, PLEASANTON,
POLO, RAYMORE, RICH HILL, RICHMOND, RIVERSIDE, SEDALIA, SHAWNEE,
STANLEY, WARRENSBURG, WEATHERBY LAKE, WESTON, AND WINDSOR.
Area Description:
Johnson, KS; Leavenworth, KS; Linn, KS; Miami, KS; Wyandotte, KS; Bates, MO; Caldwell, MO; Carroll, MO; Cass, MO; Clay, MO; Clinton, MO; Henry, MO; Jackson, MO; Johnson, MO; Lafayette, MO; Livingston, MO; Pettis, MO; Platte, MO; Ray, MO; Saline, MO
Forcast Office:
NWS Kansas City/Pleasant Hill MO
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov