Headline:
Special Weather Statement issued May 18 at 4:01AM CDT by NWS Kansas City/Pleasant Hill MO
Event:
Special Weather Statement
Urgency:
Expected
Effective:
May 18, 2026 - 2:01am
Expires:
May 18, 2026 - 2:45am
Description:
At 401 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 7
miles north of Creighton, or 8 miles south of Holden, moving east at
25 mph.
HAZARD...Wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects.
Locations impacted include...
Warrensburg, Clinton, Windsor, Knob Noster, Adrian, Whiteman Air
Force Base, Leeton, Urich, Green Ridge, Calhoun, Deepwater, Montrose,
Creighton, Chilhowee, Whiteman Afb, Blairstown, Ballard, Post Oak,
Hartwell, and Quick City.
This includes Interstate 49 between mile markers 138 and 140.
Instruction:
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
Area Description:
Cass; Johnson; Pettis; Bates; Henry
Forcast Office:
NWS Kansas City/Pleasant Hill MO
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov