Missouri Severe Thunderstorm Warning | Effective 04/17/2026 13:56

Headline: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued April 17 at 3:56PM CDT until April 17 at 5:00PM CDT by NWS Kansas City/Pleasant Hill MO
Event: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency: 
Immediate
Effective: 
April 17, 2026 - 1:56pm
Expires: 
April 17, 2026 - 3:00pm
Description: 
SVREAX The National Weather Service in Pleasant Hill has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Northwestern Linn County in north central Missouri... Grundy County in north central Missouri... Southwestern Sullivan County in north central Missouri... South central Mercer County in north central Missouri... Northern Livingston County in north central Missouri... * Until 500 PM CDT. * At 355 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 7 miles northwest of Chillicothe, moving northeast at 30 mph. HAZARD...Golf ball size hail and 60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...People and animals outdoors will be injured. Expect hail damage to roofs, siding, windows, and vehicles. Expect wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees. * Locations impacted include... Chillicothe, Trenton, Browning, Galt, Chula, Laredo, Purdin, Humphreys, Tindall, Osgood, Reger, and Spring Hill.
Instruction: 
Remain alert for a possible tornado! Tornadoes can develop quickly from severe thunderstorms. If you spot a tornado go at once into the basement or small central room in a sturdy structure. For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 900 PM CDT for north central Missouri.
Area Description: 
Grundy, MO; Linn, MO; Livingston, MO; Mercer, MO; Sullivan, MO
Forcast Office: 
NWS Kansas City/Pleasant Hill MO
Sender: 
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov