Headline:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued May 17 at 10:54PM CDT until May 17 at 11:15PM CDT by NWS Kansas City/Pleasant Hill MO
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
May 17, 2026 - 8:54pm
Expires:
May 17, 2026 - 9:15pm
Description:
At 1054 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from 8 miles south of Corning to Skidmore to near Hiawatha,
moving east at 60 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and penny size hail.
SOURCE...Automated weather station.
IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
Locations impacted include...
Maryville, Mound City, Burlington Junction, Hopkins, Maitland,
Skidmore, Blanchard, Graham, Clearmont, Elmo, Pickering, Quitman, and
Fortescue.
This includes Interstate 29 between mile markers 78 and 85.
Instruction:
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 300 AM CDT for northwestern
Missouri.
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.
Area Description:
Atchison, MO; Holt, MO; Nodaway, MO
Forcast Office:
NWS Kansas City/Pleasant Hill MO
Sender: