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SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO
458 PM CDT MON MAY 18 2026
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ATCHISON MO-
458 PM CDT MON MAY 18 2026
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 545 PM CDT
FOR ATCHISON COUNTY...
AT 457 PM CDT, A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 8 MILES NORTHWEST OF
TARKIO, MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH.
THIS IS A DESTRUCTIVE STORM FOR ATCHISON COUNTY.
HAZARD...80 MPH WIND GUSTS AND GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL.
SOURCE...AUTOMATED WEATHER STATION.
IMPACT...FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT
SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE HEAVILY DAMAGED. EXPECT
CONSIDERABLE DAMAGE TO ROOFS, WINDOWS, AND VEHICLES.
EXTENSIVE TREE DAMAGE AND POWER OUTAGES ARE LIKELY.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
TARKIO, ROCK PORT, FAIRFAX, BLANCHARD, WESTBORO, WATSON, INDIAN CAVE
STATE PARK, AND PHELPS CITY.
THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 29 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 99 AND 123.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM CDT FOR NORTHWESTERN
MISSOURI.
THIS IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS SITUATION WITH TORNADO LIKE WIND
SPEEDS EXPECTED. MOBILE HOMES AND HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES ARE
ESPECIALLY SUSCEPTIBLE TO WINDS OF THIS MAGNITUDE AND MAY BE
OVERTURNED. FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE
LOWEST FLOOR OF A BUILDING. THIS STORM HAS THE POTENTIAL TO CAUSE
SERIOUS INJURY AND SIGNIFICANT PROPERTY DAMAGE.
INTENSE THUNDERSTORM LINES CAN PRODUCE BRIEF TORNADOES AND WIDESPREAD
SIGNIFICANT WIND DAMAGE. ALTHOUGH A TORNADO IS NOT IMMEDIATELY
LIKELY, IT IS BEST TO MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF
A BUILDING. THIS STORM MAY CAUSE SERIOUS INJURY AND SIGNIFICANT
PROPERTY DAMAGE.
LAT...LON 4058 9520 4048 9520 4048 9518 4026 9519
4026 9555 4030 9556 4032 9561 4031 9565
4032 9566 4034 9562 4041 9566 4046 9564
4048 9570 4054 9565 4056 9568 4052 9571
4052 9575 4058 9577
TIME...MOT...LOC 2157Z 239DEG 36KT 4053 9549
TORNADO...POSSIBLE
THUNDERSTORM DAMAGE THREAT...DESTRUCTIVE
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.75 IN
WIND THREAT...OBSERVED
MAX WIND GUST...80 MPH
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