814  
WUUS53 KEAX 182338  
SVREAX  
MOC005-190030-  
/O.NEW.KEAX.SV.W.0277.260518T2338Z-260519T0030Z/  
 
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED  
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO  
638 PM CDT MON MAY 18 2026  
 
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PLEASANT HILL HAS ISSUED A  
 
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...  
ATCHISON COUNTY IN NORTHWESTERN MISSOURI...  
 
* UNTIL 730 PM CDT.  
 
* AT 637 PM CDT, A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED NEAR SHUBERT, OR  
10 MILES SOUTHEAST OF AUBURN, MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH. OTHER  
STORMS ARE INTENSIFYING NEAR WATSON AND TARKIO.  
 
HAZARD...PING PONG BALL SIZE HAIL AND 60 MPH WIND GUSTS.  
 
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.  
 
IMPACT...PEOPLE AND ANIMALS OUTDOORS WILL BE INJURED. EXPECT HAIL  
DAMAGE TO ROOFS, SIDING, WINDOWS, AND VEHICLES. EXPECT  
WIND DAMAGE TO ROOFS, SIDING, AND TREES.  
 
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...  
TARKIO, ROCK PORT, FAIRFAX, BLANCHARD, WESTBORO, WATSON, INDIAN  
CAVE STATE PARK, AND PHELPS CITY.  
 
THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 29 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 100 AND 123.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
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.  
 
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM CDT FOR NORTHWESTERN  
MISSOURI.  
 

 
 
LAT...LON 4058 9520 4048 9520 4048 9518 4027 9518  
4026 9555 4030 9556 4032 9561 4031 9565  
4032 9566 4034 9562 4041 9566 4046 9564  
4046 9568 4048 9570 4054 9565 4056 9568  
4052 9571 4052 9575 4058 9577  
TIME...MOT...LOC 2337Z 227DEG 34KT 4028 9571  
 
TORNADO...POSSIBLE  
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED  
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.50 IN  
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED  
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH  
 

 
 
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