Kansas, Missouri Tornado Watch | Effective 05/18/2026 19:43

Headline: 
Tornado Watch issued May 18 at 9:43PM CDT until May 18 at 10:00PM CDT by NWS Kansas City/Pleasant Hill MO
Event: 
Tornado Watch
Urgency: 
Future
Effective: 
May 18, 2026 - 7:43pm
Expires: 
May 18, 2026 - 8:45pm
Description: 
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILL ALLOW TORNADO WATCH 225 TO EXPIRE AT 10 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS IN KANSAS THIS ALLOWS TO EXPIRE 2 COUNTIES IN NORTHEAST KANSAS ATCHISON DONIPHAN IN MISSOURI THIS ALLOWS TO EXPIRE 12 COUNTIES IN NORTH CENTRAL MISSOURI DAVIESS GRUNDY HARRISON MERCER IN NORTHWEST MISSOURI ANDREW ATCHISON BUCHANAN DEKALB GENTRY HOLT NODAWAY WORTH THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF ALBANY, ATCHISON, BETHANY, CLARKSDALE, COUNTRY CLUB VILLA, CRAIG, ELWOOD, FAIRFAX, FOREST CITY, GALLATIN, GRANT CITY, HIGHLAND, JAMESPORT, KING CITY, MAITLAND, MARYVILLE, MAYSVILLE, MERCER, MOUND CITY, OREGON, OSBORN, PRINCETON, ROCK PORT, SAVANNAH, ST. JOSEPH, ST. JOSEPH AIRPORT, STANBERRY, STEWARTSVILLE, TARKIO, TRENTON, TROY, UNION STAR, AND WATHENA.
Area Description: 
Atchison, KS; Doniphan, KS; Andrew, MO; Atchison, MO; Buchanan, MO; Daviess, MO; DeKalb, MO; Gentry, MO; Grundy, MO; Harrison, MO; Holt, MO; Mercer, MO; Nodaway, MO; Worth, MO
Forcast Office: 
NWS Kansas City/Pleasant Hill MO
Sender: 
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov