Headline:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued May 18 at 6:18AM CDT until May 18 at 7:00AM CDT by NWS St Louis MO
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
May 18, 2026 - 4:18am
Expires:
May 18, 2026 - 5:00am
Description:
SVRLSX
The National Weather Service in St Louis has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
South Central Audrain County in central Missouri...
East Central Boone County in central Missouri...
Callaway County in central Missouri...
* Until 700 AM CDT.
* At 618 AM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 8 miles north of
New Bloomfield, or 7 miles west of Fulton, moving east at 45 mph.
At 605 am, 71 mph winds were reported at the Columbia airport.
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...
Guthrie, New Bloomfield, Carrington, Fulton, Kingdom City,
Auxvasse, Reform, Williamsburg, Shamrock and Martinsburg.
This includes Interstate 70 in Missouri between exits 144 and 161.
Instruction:
Anyone outdoors should move to shelter inside a well-built structure
and stay away from windows. This storm is capable of producing
widespread damaging winds and large hail.
Area Description:
Audrain, MO; Boone, MO; Callaway, MO
Forcast Office:
NWS St Louis MO
Sender: