285  
WWUS53 KEAX 190255  
SVSEAX  
 
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO  
955 PM CDT MON MAY 18 2026  
 
MOC033-177-190330-  
/O.CON.KEAX.TO.W.0054.000000T0000Z-260519T0330Z/  
RAY MO-CARROLL MO-  
955 PM CDT MON MAY 18 2026  
 
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1030 PM CDT FOR CENTRAL  
RAY AND SOUTHWESTERN CARROLL COUNTIES...  
 
AT 955 PM CDT, A CONFIRMED TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR WOOD HEIGHTS,  
MOVING EAST AT 60 MPH.  
 
HAZARD...DAMAGING TORNADO.  
 
SOURCE...RADAR CONFIRMED TORNADO.  
 
IMPACT...FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT  
SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. DAMAGE  
TO ROOFS, WINDOWS, AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR. TREE DAMAGE IS  
LIKELY.  
 
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...  
EXCELSIOR SPRINGS, RICHMOND, ORRICK, NORBORNE, HARDIN, HENRIETTA,  
WOODS HEIGHTS, RAYVILLE, AND STET.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
TO REPEAT, A TORNADO IS ON THE GROUND. 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 3925 9355 3924 9362 3925 9365 3924 9366  
3920 9417 3921 9417 3922 9418 3934 9421  
3950 9359  
TIME...MOT...LOC 0255Z 255DEG 50KT 3929 9405  
 
TORNADO...OBSERVED  
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN  
 
 
 
WILLIAMS  
CLICK HERE TO GO TO PREVIOUS BULLETINS.
The Nexlab MO Page
The Nexlab KS Page
Main Text Page