Missouri Severe Thunderstorm Warning | Effective 04/17/2026 15:50

Headline: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued April 17 at 5:50PM CDT until April 17 at 6:30PM CDT by NWS Kansas City/Pleasant Hill MO
Event: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency: 
Immediate
Effective: 
April 17, 2026 - 3:50pm
Expires: 
April 17, 2026 - 4:30pm
Description: 
At 550 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from 8 miles northeast of Richmond to near Norborne to 7 miles northeast of Malta Bend, moving northeast at 65 mph. HAZARD...70 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect considerable tree damage. Wind damage is also likely to mobile homes, roofs, and outbuildings. Locations impacted include... Chillicothe, Carrollton, Braymer, Brunswick, Waverly, Norborne, Hardin, Keytesville, Hale, Bosworth, Malta Bend, Wakenda, Miami, Mendon, Bogard, Tina, Ludlow, De Witt, Dover, and Sumner.
Instruction: 
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 900 PM CDT for central, north central and west central Missouri. For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building.
Area Description: 
Caldwell, MO; Carroll, MO; Chariton, MO; Lafayette, MO; Livingston, MO; Ray, MO; Saline, MO
Forcast Office: 
NWS Kansas City/Pleasant Hill MO