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SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO
755 PM CDT MON MAY 18 2026
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ATCHISON KS-
755 PM CDT MON MAY 18 2026
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 815 PM CDT
FOR ATCHISON COUNTY...
AT 755 PM CDT, A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED OVER LANCASTER, OR
NEAR ATCHISON, MOVING EAST AT 45 MPH.
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...
ATCHISON, EFFINGHAM, LANCASTER, MUSCOTAH, FARMINGTON, HURON, POTTER,
CUMMINGS, AND ARRINGTON.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM CDT FOR NORTHEASTERN
KANSAS...AND NORTHWESTERN MISSOURI. A TORNADO WATCH ALSO REMAINS IN
EFFECT UNTIL 100 AM CDT FOR WEST CENTRAL 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 3965 9557 3965 9512 3962 9510 3962 9506
3960 9504 3958 9506 3958 9511 3954 9511
3950 9505 3947 9504 3945 9499 3942 9497
3942 9557
TIME...MOT...LOC 0055Z 256DEG 39KT 3956 9526
TORNADO...POSSIBLE
THUNDERSTORM DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...70 MPH
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