Kansas, Missouri Severe Thunderstorm Warning | Effective 05/18/2026 20:03

Headline: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued May 18 at 10:03PM CDT until May 18 at 10:45PM CDT by NWS Kansas City/Pleasant Hill MO
Event: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency: 
Immediate
Effective: 
May 18, 2026 - 8:03pm
Expires: 
May 18, 2026 - 8:45pm
Description: 
SVREAX The National Weather Service in Pleasant Hill has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Southern Miami County in east central Kansas... Northern Linn County in east central Kansas... Southwestern Cass County in west central Missouri... Northwestern Bates County in west central Missouri... * Until 1045 PM CDT. * At 1003 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Greeley, or 8 miles east of Garnett, moving east at 55 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees. * Locations impacted include... Osawatomie, Pleasanton, La Cygne, Drexel, Linn Valley, Parker, Fontana, Amsterdam, Amoret, Merwin, New Lancaster, and Beagle.
Instruction: 
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 100 AM CDT for east central Kansas...and west central Missouri.
Area Description: 
Linn, KS; Miami, KS; Bates, MO; Cass, MO
Forcast Office: 
NWS Kansas City/Pleasant Hill MO