NWS Kansas City/Pleasant Hill MOTO.W 0087June 17, 2026
Tornado Warning: Bates and Henry, MO
The National Weather Service office in Kansas City/Pleasant Hill issued a tornado warning for Bates and Henry in Missouri, which was in force until 6:15 p.m. local time on June 17. It was the 87th tornado warning the NWS office in Kansas City/Pleasant Hill issued in 2026. Missouri had 66 tornado warnings in June 2026, against 20 in an average June of 2008-2025 (Missouri's tornado warnings by year).
ExpiredWarning
In force for 38 minutes; it has expired. The agency may have replaced it with a new notice.
The notice
- Issued by
- National Weather Service, Kansas City/Pleasant Hill MO
- Area
- Bates and Henry
- State
- Missouri
- Level
- Warning
- Issued
- 5:37 p.m. CDT, June 17, 2026
- Expires
- 6:15 p.m. CDT, June 17, 2026
- CAP severity, certainty, urgency
- Extreme, Observed, Immediate
- VTEC event
- KEAX TO.W 0087
- Official source
- National Weather Service: the notice at its source
Tornado Warnings in Missouri since 2008Every warning type in Missouri
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The notice as issued
TOREAX The National Weather Service in Pleasant Hill has issued a * Tornado Warning for... Southwestern Henry County in west central Missouri... Southeastern Bates County in west central Missouri... * Until 615 PM CDT. * At 537 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado was located near Butler, moving east at 40 mph. HAZARD...Tornado and quarter size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation. 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... Butler, Montrose, Rockville, and Passaic. This includes Interstate 49 between mile markers 123 and 137.
What the agency told people to do
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.
Source: National Weather Service: the notice at its source. The text is the agency's, unedited. A U.S. Government work, in the public domain.