298  
WUUS53 KLSX 181118  
SVRLSX  
MOC007-019-027-181200-  
/O.NEW.KLSX.SV.W.0149.260518T1118Z-260518T1200Z/  
 
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED  
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO  
618 AM CDT MON MAY 18 2026  
 
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ST LOUIS HAS ISSUED A  
 
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...  
SOUTH CENTRAL AUDRAIN COUNTY IN CENTRAL MISSOURI...  
EAST CENTRAL BOONE COUNTY IN CENTRAL MISSOURI...  
CALLAWAY COUNTY IN CENTRAL MISSOURI...  
 
* UNTIL 700 AM CDT.  
 
* AT 618 AM CDT, A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 8 MILES NORTH OF  
NEW BLOOMFIELD, OR 7 MILES WEST OF FULTON, MOVING EAST AT 45 MPH.  
AT 605 AM, 71 MPH WINDS WERE REPORTED AT THE COLUMBIA AIRPORT.  
 
HAZARD...70 MPH WIND GUSTS AND QUARTER SIZE HAIL.  
 
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.  
 
IMPACT...HAIL DAMAGE TO VEHICLES IS EXPECTED. EXPECT CONSIDERABLE  
TREE DAMAGE. WIND DAMAGE IS ALSO LIKELY TO MOBILE HOMES,  
ROOFS, AND OUTBUILDINGS.  
 
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...  
GUTHRIE, NEW BLOOMFIELD, CARRINGTON, FULTON, KINGDOM CITY,  
AUXVASSE, REFORM, WILLIAMSBURG, SHAMROCK AND MARTINSBURG.  
 
THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 70 IN MISSOURI BETWEEN EXITS 144 AND 161.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
ANYONE OUTDOORS SHOULD MOVE TO SHELTER INSIDE A WELL-BUILT STRUCTURE  
AND STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS. THIS STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING  
WIDESPREAD DAMAGING WINDS AND LARGE HAIL.  
 
 
 
LAT...LON 3878 9216 3889 9221 3915 9163 3877 9165  
3869 9212  
TIME...MOT...LOC 1115Z 251DEG 38KT 3884 9209  
 
THUNDERSTORM DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE  
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED  
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN  
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED  
MAX WIND GUST...70 MPH  
 
 
 
BRITT  
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