Severe Thunderstorm Warning Issued for Northwestern Missouri
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NOAA issued it on May 29, 2026, 2 months ago. Warnings of this kind stay in effect for hours to a few days, so this page is a historical record of what was issued, not a current warning. For conditions where you are right now, check weather.gov (US), weather.gc.ca (Canada), the Met Office (UK), or the Bureau of Meteorology (Australia).
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NWS has issued a Severe Thunderstorm Warning for Atchison, Holt, and Nodaway counties in Missouri until 6:45 PM CDT.
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- Record type
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning
- Affected area
- Northwestern Missouri
- Issued
- May 29, 2026
- Issuing authority
- NWS Kansas City/Pleasant Hill MO
Storm notices can cover different combinations of wind, hail, lightning, and rainfall. Use the original notice for the hazards and boundaries attached to this specific record.
Record status: historical. It was issued 2 months ago; use the issuing agency's live warning service for current conditions in Northwestern Missouri.
Alert Details
A Severe Thunderstorm Warning was issued by the National Weather Service Kansas City/Pleasant Hill MO on May 18 at 6:06 PM CDT. The alert is effective from 6:06 PM CDT until 6:45 PM CDT.
Affected Areas
The warning covers Eastern Atchison County, Northern Holt County, and Nodaway County in northwestern Missouri. Locations impacted include Maryville, Tarkio, Fairfax, Burlington Junction, Hopkins, Maitland, Skidmore, Craig, Braddyville, Blanchard, Clearmont, Elmo, Pickering, Quitman, and Corning. This includes Interstate 29 between mile markers 90 and 106.
What You Should Do
Remain alert for a possible tornado. If you spot a tornado, go at once into the basement or small central room in a sturdy structure. Move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building.
Expected Conditions
At 6:05 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from Hopkins to 6 miles northwest of Craig, moving east at 25 mph. Hazards include golf ball size hail (1.75 inches) and 70 mph wind gusts.
Timeline
The warning is in effect from May 18 at 6:06 PM CDT until May 18 at 6:45 PM CDT. A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 10:00 PM CDT for northwestern Missouri.
Original source: NOAA Official Notice ↗
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