Headline:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued May 18 at 9:43PM CDT until May 18 at 10:30PM CDT by NWS Kansas City/Pleasant Hill MO
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
May 18, 2026 - 7:43pm
Expires:
May 18, 2026 - 8:30pm
Description:
SVREAX
The National Weather Service in Pleasant Hill has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Northeastern Grundy County in north central Missouri...
Northwestern Sullivan County in north central Missouri...
Mercer County in north central Missouri...
Western Putnam County in north central Missouri...
* Until 1030 PM CDT.
* At 943 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Princeton, or
23 miles north of Trenton, moving northeast at 50 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and penny size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
* Locations impacted include...
Unionville, Princeton, Mercer, Newtown, Pollock, Lucerne, Harris,
Powersville, and Lemons.
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 1000 PM CDT for north central
Missouri.
Area Description:
Grundy, MO; Mercer, MO; Putnam, MO; Sullivan, MO
Forcast Office:
NWS Kansas City/Pleasant Hill MO
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov