Kansas, Missouri Tornado Watch | Effective 05/18/2026 20:58

Headline: 
Tornado Watch issued May 18 at 10:58PM CDT until May 19 at 1:00AM CDT by NWS Kansas City/Pleasant Hill MO
Event: 
Tornado Watch
Urgency: 
Future
Effective: 
May 18, 2026 - 8:58pm
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 2 COUNTIES IN EAST CENTRAL KANSAS LINN MIAMI IN MISSOURI THIS WATCH INCLUDES 18 COUNTIES IN CENTRAL MISSOURI COOPER HOWARD PETTIS SALINE IN NORTH CENTRAL MISSOURI CARROLL CHARITON LINN MACON PUTNAM RANDOLPH SULLIVAN IN NORTHEAST MISSOURI ADAIR SCHUYLER IN WEST CENTRAL MISSOURI BATES CASS HENRY JOHNSON LAFAYETTE THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF ADRIAN, BELTON, BOONVILLE, BROOKFIELD, BRUNSWICK, BUTLER, CARROLLTON, CLINTON, CONCORDIA, DOWNING, FAYETTE, GLASGOW, GLENWOOD, GREEN CITY, GREENTOP, HARRISONVILLE, HIGGINSVILLE, KEYTESVILLE, KIRKSVILLE, LA CYGNE, LA PLATA, LANCASTER, LEXINGTON, LOUISBURG, MACON, MARCELINE, MARSHALL, MILAN, MOBERLY, MOUND CITY, NEW FRANKLIN, ODESSA, OSAWATOMIE, PAOLA, PLEASANT HILL, PLEASANTON, QUEEN CITY, RAYMORE, RICH HILL, SALISBURY, SEDALIA, UNIONVILLE, WARRENSBURG, AND WINDSOR.
Area Description: 
Linn, KS; Miami, KS; Adair, MO; Bates, MO; Carroll, MO; Cass, MO; Chariton, MO; Cooper, MO; Henry, MO; Howard, MO; Johnson, MO; Lafayette, MO; Linn, MO; Macon, MO; Pettis, MO; Putnam, MO; Randolph, MO; Saline, MO; Schuyler, MO; Sullivan, MO
Forcast Office: 
NWS Kansas City/Pleasant Hill MO
Sender: 
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov