Headline:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued May 18 at 9:15PM CDT until May 18 at 9:45PM CDT by NWS Kansas City/Pleasant Hill MO
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
May 18, 2026 - 7:15pm
Expires:
May 18, 2026 - 7:45pm
Description:
At 914 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from Ridgeway to 6 miles north of Gallatin, moving
northeast at 55 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and nickel size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
Locations impacted include...
Trenton, Bethany, Princeton, Ridgeway, Gilman City, Mercer,
Cainsville, Spickard, Galt, Coffey, Humphreys, Mount Moriah, Tindall,
Brimson, Osgood, Modena, and Mill Grove.
This includes Interstate 35 in Missouri between mile markers 85 and
105.
Instruction:
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 1000 PM CDT for north central
Missouri.
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.
Area Description:
Daviess, MO; Grundy, MO; Harrison, MO; Mercer, MO; Sullivan, MO
Forcast Office:
NWS Kansas City/Pleasant Hill MO
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov