NWS Kansas City/Pleasant Hill MOTO.W 0080June 13, 2026
Tornado Warning: Jackson, MO
The National Weather Service office in Kansas City/Pleasant Hill issued a tornado warning for Jackson in Missouri, which was in force until 9:15 p.m. local time on June 13. It was the 80th 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 29 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
- Jackson
- State
- Missouri
- Level
- Warning
- Issued
- 8:46 p.m. CDT, June 13, 2026
- Expires
- 9:15 p.m. CDT, June 13, 2026
- CAP severity, certainty, urgency
- Extreme, Observed, Immediate
- VTEC event
- KEAX TO.W 0080
- 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... Central Jackson County in west central Missouri... * Until 915 PM CDT. * At 846 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado was located near Independence, moving east at 40 mph. HAZARD...Tornado. 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... Kansas City, Independence, Lee's Summit, Blue Springs, Raytown, Grain Valley, Sugar Creek, Buckner, Lake Lotawana, Lake Tapawingo, Levasy, Napoleon, Unity Village, and Tarsney Lakes. This includes the following highways... Interstate 70 in Missouri between mile markers 6 and 29. Interstate 470 between mile markers 11 and 16. Interstate 435 between mile markers 57 and 68.
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. To report severe weather contact your nearest law enforcement agency. They will send your report to the National Weather Service office in Pleasant Hill.
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.