Missouri Severe Thunderstorm Warning | Effective 04/17/2026 13:51

Headline: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued April 17 at 3:51PM CDT until April 17 at 4:30PM CDT by NWS Kansas City/Pleasant Hill MO
Event: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency: 
Immediate
Effective: 
April 17, 2026 - 1:51pm
Expires: 
April 17, 2026 - 2:30pm
Description: 
SVREAX The National Weather Service in Pleasant Hill has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Southeastern Buchanan County in northwestern Missouri... Southwestern Daviess County in north central Missouri... Northern Clinton County in northwestern Missouri... Northwestern Caldwell County in north central Missouri... Southeastern DeKalb County in northwestern Missouri... * Until 430 PM CDT. * At 351 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Gower, moving northeast at 40 mph. HAZARD...Ping pong ball size hail and 60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...People and animals outdoors will be injured. Expect hail damage to roofs, siding, windows, and vehicles. Expect wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees. * Locations impacted include... Cameron, Plattsburg, Gower, Stewartsville, Osborn, Kidder, Winston, Altamont, and Turney. This includes Interstate 35 in Missouri between mile markers 44 and 65.
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 900 PM CDT for north central and northwestern Missouri.
Area Description: 
Buchanan, MO; Caldwell, MO; Clinton, MO; Daviess, MO; DeKalb, MO
Forcast Office: 
NWS Kansas City/Pleasant Hill MO