Headline:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued May 16 at 5:09PM CDT until May 16 at 5:45PM CDT by NWS Kansas City/Pleasant Hill MO
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
May 16, 2026 - 3:09pm
Expires:
May 16, 2026 - 3:45pm
Description:
At 509 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 8 miles east of
Bethany, moving northeast at 25 mph.
HAZARD...Golf ball size hail and 60 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE...Trained weather spotters.
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...
Cainsville, Spickard, Mount Moriah, and Modena.
This includes Interstate 35 in Missouri between mile markers 89 and
90.
Instruction:
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 1100 PM CDT for north central
Missouri.
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
Area Description:
Grundy, MO; Harrison, MO; Mercer, MO
Forcast Office:
NWS Kansas City/Pleasant Hill MO
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov