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

Headline: 
Tornado Watch issued May 18 at 9:43PM CDT until May 19 at 1:00AM CDT by NWS Kansas City/Pleasant Hill MO
Event: 
Tornado Watch
Urgency: 
Future
Effective: 
May 18, 2026 - 7:43pm
Expires: 
May 18, 2026 - 11:00pm
Description: 
TORNADO WATCH 227 REMAINS VALID 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