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WWUS53 KEAX 182244
SVSEAX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO
544 PM CDT MON MAY 18 2026
MOC005-087-182300-
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ATCHISON MO-HOLT MO-
544 PM CDT MON MAY 18 2026
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 600 PM CDT FOR
SOUTHEASTERN ATCHISON AND NORTH CENTRAL HOLT COUNTIES...
AT 544 PM CDT, A DANGEROUS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR FAIRFAX, OR 10
MILES SOUTHEAST OF TARKIO, MOVING NORTHEAST AT 50 MPH.
THIS IS A PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS SITUATION. TAKE COVER NOW!
HAZARD...DAMAGING TORNADO.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION.
IMPACT...YOU ARE IN A LIFE-THREATENING SITUATION. FLYING DEBRIS MAY
BE DEADLY TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES
WILL BE DESTROYED. CONSIDERABLE DAMAGE TO HOMES,
BUSINESSES, AND VEHICLES IS LIKELY AND COMPLETE DESTRUCTION
IS POSSIBLE.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
FAIRFAX.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TO REPEAT, A DANGEROUS TORNADO IS DEVELOPING. TO PROTECT YOUR LIFE,
TAKE COVER NOW! MOVE TO A BASEMENT OR AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST
FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF YOU ARE OUTDOORS, IN A
MOBILE HOME, OR IN A VEHICLE, MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER
AND PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.
LAT...LON 4042 9518 4020 9518 4021 9539 4036 9539
TIME...MOT...LOC 2244Z 233DEG 44KT 4033 9526
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
TORNADO DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE
MAX HAIL SIZE...2.00 IN
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