Headline:
Severe Thunderstorm Watch issued August 18 at 9:57PM CDT until August 19 at 4:00AM CDT by NWS Kansas City/Pleasant Hill MO
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Watch
Urgency:
Future
Effective:
August 18, 2026 - 7:57pm
Expires:
August 19, 2026 - 2:00am
Description:
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH
598 IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM CDT WEDNESDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
IN KANSAS THIS WATCH INCLUDES 6 COUNTIES
IN EAST CENTRAL KANSAS
JOHNSON LINN MIAMI
IN NORTHEAST KANSAS
ATCHISON LEAVENWORTH WYANDOTTE
IN MISSOURI THIS WATCH INCLUDES 9 COUNTIES
IN WEST CENTRAL MISSOURI
BATES CASS CLAY
HENRY JACKSON JOHNSON
LAFAYETTE PLATTE RAY
THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF ADRIAN, ATCHISON, BELTON, BUTLER,
CLINTON, CONCORDIA, EXCELSIOR SPRINGS, FORT LEAVENWORTH,
GLADSTONE, HARRISONVILLE, HIGGINSVILLE, INDEPENDENCE,
KANSAS CITY, KANSAS CITY KANSAS, KEARNEY, LA CYGNE, LANSING,
LAWSON, LEAVENWORTH, LENEXA, LEXINGTON, LIBERTY, LOUISBURG,
MOUND CITY, ODESSA, OLATHE, OSAWATOMIE, OVERLAND PARK, PAOLA,
PARKVILLE, PLATTE CITY, PLEASANT HILL, PLEASANTON, RAYMORE,
RICH HILL, RICHMOND, RIVERSIDE, SHAWNEE, STANLEY, WARRENSBURG,
WEATHERBY LAKE, WESTON, AND WINDSOR.
Area Description:
Atchison, KS; Johnson, KS; Leavenworth, KS; Linn, KS; Miami, KS; Wyandotte, KS; Bates, MO; Cass, MO; Clay, MO; Henry, MO; Jackson, MO; Johnson, MO; Lafayette, MO; Platte, MO; Ray, MO
Forcast Office:
NWS Kansas City/Pleasant Hill MO
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov