708  
WWUS53 KEAX 182256  
SVSEAX  
 
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO  
556 PM CDT MON MAY 18 2026  
 
MOC005-087-147-182315-  
/O.CON.KEAX.SV.W.0274.000000T0000Z-260518T2315Z/  
ATCHISON MO-HOLT MO-NODAWAY MO-  
556 PM CDT MON MAY 18 2026  
 
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 615 PM CDT  
FOR EASTERN ATCHISON...NORTHERN HOLT AND NORTHWESTERN NODAWAY  
COUNTIES...  
 
AT 556 PM CDT, SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE  
EXTENDING FROM NEAR SHAMBAUGH TO NEAR FAIRFAX, MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40  
MPH.  
 
HAZARD...TWO INCH HAIL AND 70 MPH WIND GUSTS.  
 
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.  
 
IMPACT...PEOPLE AND ANIMALS OUTDOORS WILL BE INJURED. EXPECT HAIL  
DAMAGE TO ROOFS, SIDING, WINDOWS, AND VEHICLES. EXPECT  
CONSIDERABLE TREE DAMAGE. WIND DAMAGE IS ALSO LIKELY TO  
MOBILE HOMES, ROOFS, AND OUTBUILDINGS.  
 
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...  
MARYVILLE, TARKIO, ROCK PORT, FAIRFAX, BURLINGTON JUNCTION, HOPKINS,  
MAITLAND, SKIDMORE, CRAIG, BRADDYVILLE, BLANCHARD, GRAHAM, CLEARMONT,  
ELMO, PICKERING, QUITMAN, CORNING, AND INDIAN CAVE STATE PARK.  
 
THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 29 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 88 AND 109.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM CDT FOR NORTHWESTERN  
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.  
 

 
 
LAT...LON 4057 9463 4055 9463 4017 9500 4016 9546  
4019 9548 4023 9547 4025 9549 4026 9555  
4030 9556 4032 9561 4031 9566 4034 9562  
4058 9522  
TIME...MOT...LOC 2256Z 244DEG 35KT 4064 9493 4031 9545  
 
TORNADO...POSSIBLE  
THUNDERSTORM DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE  
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED  
MAX HAIL SIZE...2.00 IN  
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED  
MAX WIND GUST...70 MPH  
 

 
 
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