NWS Kansas City/Pleasant Hill MOTO.W 0010April 13, 2026
Tornado Warning: Linn and Bates, KS and MO
The National Weather Service office in Kansas City/Pleasant Hill issued a tornado warning for Linn and Bates in Kansas, Missouri, which was in force until 9:00 p.m. local time on April 13. It was the 10th tornado warning the NWS office in Kansas City/Pleasant Hill issued in 2026. Kansas had 45 tornado warnings in April 2026, against 22 in an average April of 2008-2025 (Kansas's tornado warnings by year).
ExpiredWarning
In force for 25 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
- Linn and Bates
- State
- Kansas
- Level
- Warning
- Issued
- 8:35 p.m. CDT, April 13, 2026
- Expires
- 9:00 p.m. CDT, April 13, 2026
- CAP severity, certainty, urgency
- Extreme, Observed, Immediate
- VTEC event
- KEAX TO.W 0010
- Official source
- National Weather Service: the notice at its source
Tornado Warnings in Kansas since 2008Every warning type in Kansas
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The notice as issued
TOREAX The National Weather Service in Pleasant Hill has issued a * Tornado Warning for... East central Linn County in east central Kansas... Western Bates County in west central Missouri... * Until 900 PM CDT. * At 835 PM CDT, a confirmed tornado was located near Pleasanton, moving northeast at 40 mph. HAZARD...Damaging tornado. SOURCE...Weather spotters 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... Pleasanton, Amoret, Foster, and Worland. This includes Interstate 49 between mile markers 122 and 128.
What the agency told people to do
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.
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.