Missouri Severe Thunderstorm Warning | Effective 05/17/2026 21:45

Headline: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued May 17 at 11:45PM CDT until May 18 at 12:30AM CDT by NWS Kansas City/Pleasant Hill MO
Event: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency: 
Immediate
Effective: 
May 17, 2026 - 9:45pm
Expires: 
May 17, 2026 - 10:30pm
Description: 
SVREAX The National Weather Service in Pleasant Hill has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Worth County in northwestern Missouri... Northwestern Daviess County in north central Missouri... Northwestern Grundy County in north central Missouri... Gentry County in northwestern Missouri... Western Mercer County in north central Missouri... Harrison County in north central Missouri... * Until 1230 AM CDT. * At 1145 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near Irena to 6 miles north of Albany to near King City, moving east at 55 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Law enforcement. IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees. * Locations impacted include... Bethany, Albany, Princeton, King City, Grant City, Ridgeway, Gilman City, Pattonsburg, Eagleville, New Hampton, Cainsville, Irena, Blythedale, Coffey, Darlington, Mcfall, Mount Moriah, Allendale, Pleasanton, and Denver. This includes Interstate 35 in Missouri between mile markers 77 and 114.
Instruction: 
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 300 AM CDT for north central and northwestern Missouri.
Area Description: 
Daviess, MO; Gentry, MO; Grundy, MO; Harrison, MO; Mercer, MO; Worth, MO
Forcast Office: 
NWS Kansas City/Pleasant Hill MO