Missouri Severe Thunderstorm Warning | Effective 04/17/2026 16:01

Headline: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued April 17 at 6:01PM CDT until April 17 at 6:45PM CDT by NWS Kansas City/Pleasant Hill MO
Event: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency: 
Immediate
Effective: 
April 17, 2026 - 4:01pm
Expires: 
April 17, 2026 - 4:45pm
Description: 
SVREAX The National Weather Service in Pleasant Hill has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Northwestern Pettis County in central Missouri... Southern Saline County in central Missouri... Eastern Lafayette County in west central Missouri... Northeastern Johnson County in west central Missouri... * Until 645 PM CDT. * At 601 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near Waverly to near Oak Grove to near Kingsville, moving east at 40 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and nickel size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees. * Locations impacted include... Warrensburg, Marshall, Higginsville, Knob Noster, Concordia, Sweet Springs, Waverly, Corder, Alma, Malta Bend, Blackburn, Centerview, Emma, Aullville, Mount Leonard, Grand Pass, and Fayetteville. This includes Interstate 70 in Missouri between mile markers 47 and 71.
Instruction: 
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 central, north central and west central Missouri.
Area Description: 
Johnson, MO; Lafayette, MO; Pettis, MO; Saline, MO
Forcast Office: 
NWS Kansas City/Pleasant Hill MO
Sender: 
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov