Missouri Tornado Watch | Effective 05/16/2026 14:40

Headline: 
Tornado Watch issued May 16 at 4:40PM CDT until May 16 at 11:00PM CDT by NWS Kansas City/Pleasant Hill MO
Event: 
Tornado Watch
Urgency: 
Future
Effective: 
May 16, 2026 - 2:40pm
Expires: 
May 16, 2026 - 9:00pm
Description: 
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED TORNADO WATCH 210 IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS IN MISSOURI THIS WATCH INCLUDES 16 COUNTIES IN NORTH CENTRAL MISSOURI CALDWELL DAVIESS GRUNDY HARRISON LINN LIVINGSTON MACON MERCER PUTNAM SULLIVAN IN NORTHEAST MISSOURI ADAIR SCHUYLER IN NORTHWEST MISSOURI DEKALB GENTRY NODAWAY WORTH THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF ALBANY, BETHANY, BRAYMER, BRECKENRIDGE, BROOKFIELD, CHILLICOTHE, CLARKSDALE, DOWNING, GALLATIN, GLENWOOD, GRANT CITY, GREEN CITY, GREENTOP, HAMILTON, JAMESPORT, KING CITY, KIRKSVILLE, LA PLATA, LANCASTER, MACON, MARCELINE, MARYVILLE, MAYSVILLE, MERCER, MILAN, OSBORN, POLO, PRINCETON, QUEEN CITY, STANBERRY, STEWARTSVILLE, TRENTON, UNION STAR, AND UNIONVILLE.
Area Description: 
Adair, MO; Caldwell, MO; Daviess, MO; DeKalb, MO; Gentry, MO; Grundy, MO; Harrison, MO; Linn, MO; Livingston, MO; Macon, MO; Mercer, MO; Nodaway, MO; Putnam, MO; Schuyler, MO; Sullivan, MO; Worth, MO
Forcast Office: 
NWS Kansas City/Pleasant Hill MO
Sender: 
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov