Missouri Severe Thunderstorm Warning | Effective 05/16/2026 16:55

Headline: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued May 16 at 6:55PM CDT until May 16 at 8:00PM CDT by NWS Kansas City/Pleasant Hill MO
Event: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency: 
Immediate
Effective: 
May 16, 2026 - 4:55pm
Expires: 
May 16, 2026 - 6:00pm
Description: 
SVREAX The National Weather Service in Pleasant Hill has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Northwestern Linn County in north central Missouri... Southeastern Grundy County in north central Missouri... Southwestern Sullivan County in north central Missouri... Northeastern Livingston County in north central Missouri... * Until 800 PM CDT. * At 654 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 10 miles north of Wheeling, or 12 miles northeast of Chillicothe, moving east at 25 mph. HAZARD...Two inch hail and 70 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Trained weather spotters. IMPACT...People and animals outdoors will be injured. Expect hail damage to roofs, siding, windows, and vehicles. Expect considerable tree damage. Wind damage is also likely to mobile homes, roofs, and outbuildings. * Locations impacted include... Linneus, Browning, Chula, Laredo, and Purdin.
Instruction: 
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 1100 PM CDT for north central Missouri.
Area Description: 
Grundy, MO; Linn, MO; Livingston, MO; Sullivan, MO
Forcast Office: 
NWS Kansas City/Pleasant Hill MO