Headline:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued May 18 at 9:52PM CDT until May 18 at 10:15PM CDT by NWS Kansas City/Pleasant Hill MO
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
May 18, 2026 - 7:52pm
Expires:
May 18, 2026 - 8:15pm
Description:
At 952 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from near Kingston to near Grandview, moving east at 50
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...
Kansas City, Independence, Lee's Summit, Blue Springs, Leawood,
Raytown, Liberty, Grandview, Belton, Prairie Village, Raymore, Grain
Valley, Excelsior Springs, Cameron, Kearney, Pleasant Hill,
Greenwood, Peculiar, Sugar Creek, and Buckner.
This includes the following highways...
Interstate 70 in Missouri between mile markers 5 and 29.
Interstate 35 in Missouri between mile markers 15 and 53.
Interstate 470 between mile markers 0 and 16.
Interstate 435 between mile markers 57 and 75.
Interstate 49 between mile markers 169 and 183.
Instruction:
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 100 AM CDT for east central
Kansas...and north central, northwestern and west central 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:
Caldwell, MO; Cass, MO; Clay, MO; Clinton, MO; Jackson, MO; Ray, MO
Forcast Office:
NWS Kansas City/Pleasant Hill MO
Sender: