NWS Wichita KSTO.W 0016May 30, 2026
Tornado Warning: Neosho, KS
The National Weather Service office in Wichita issued a tornado warning for Neosho in Kansas, which was in force until 4:45 p.m. local time on May 30. It was the 16th tornado warning the NWS office in Wichita issued in 2026. Kansas had 32 tornado warnings in May 2026, against 60 in an average May of 2008-2025 (Kansas's tornado warnings by year).
ExpiredWarning
In force for 48 minutes; it has expired. The agency may have replaced it with a new notice.
The notice
- Issued by
- National Weather Service, Wichita KS
- Area
- Neosho
- State
- Kansas
- Level
- Warning
- Issued
- 3:57 p.m. CDT, May 30, 2026
- Expires
- 4:45 p.m. CDT, May 30, 2026
- CAP severity, certainty, urgency
- Extreme, Observed, Immediate
- VTEC event
- KICT TO.W 0016
- 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
TORICT The National Weather Service in Wichita has issued a * Tornado Warning for... Northern Neosho County in southeastern Kansas... * Until 445 PM CDT. * At 357 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado was located 6 miles northwest of Erie, moving east at 20 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. * This dangerous storm will be near... Erie around 405 PM CDT. Other locations impacted by this tornadic thunderstorm include Stark.
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.