Missouri Severe Thunderstorm Warning | Effective 04/23/2026 18:56

Headline: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued April 23 at 8:56PM CDT until April 23 at 9:15PM CDT by NWS Kansas City/Pleasant Hill MO
Event: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency: 
Immediate
Effective: 
April 23, 2026 - 6:56pm
Expires: 
April 23, 2026 - 7:15pm
Description: 
At 855 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 7 miles northeast of Cainsville, or 14 miles south of Leon, moving northeast at 55 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and penny size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees. Locations impacted include... Ridgeway, Mercer, Cainsville, Blythedale, Pleasanton, and South Lineville. This includes Interstate 35 in Missouri between mile markers 108 and 114.
Instruction: 
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building.
Area Description: 
Harrison, MO; Mercer, MO
Forcast Office: 
NWS Kansas City/Pleasant Hill MO