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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 159, NWS Kansas City, MO

April 23, 20267 counties in Missouri

NWS Kansas City, MO issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Apr 23, 2026, 9:16 PM CDT for 7 counties in Missouri. It was in force for 44 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Apr 23, 2026, 9:16 PM CDT (02:16 UTC)
Expired: Apr 23, 2026, 10:00 PM CDT
In force: 44 min
Issued by: NWS Kansas City, MO
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 0.75 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

Counties Daviess County, MO, DeKalb County, MO, Grundy County, MO, Harrison County, MO, Mercer County, MO, Putnam County, MO, Sullivan County, MO

The radar

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The watch it was issued in

The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.

Issued	Product	Office	Lasted
Apr 23, 5:56 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	6 hr

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this severe thunderstorm warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Kansas City, MO wrote its last area forecast discussion before this severe thunderstorm warning went out at Apr 23, 6:49 PM CDT, 2 hours 27 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 23, 6:49 PM CDT, 2 hours 27 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 23, 5:07 AM CDT, 16 hours 9 minutes before

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Kansas City/Pleasant Hill MO
0507 AM CDT Thu Apr 23 2026

KSZ025-057-060-102>105-MOZ001>008-011>017-020>025-028>033-037>040-
043>046-053-054-241007-
Atchison KS-Miami-Linn KS-Doniphan-Leavenworth-Wyandotte-Johnson KS-
Atchison MO-Nodaway-Worth-Gentry-Harrison-Mercer-Putnam-Schuyler-
Holt-Andrew-De Kalb-Daviess-Grundy-Sullivan-Adair-Buchanan-Clinton-
Caldwell-Livingston-Linn MO-Macon-Platte-Clay-Ray-Carroll-Chariton-
Randolph-Jackson-Lafayette-Saline-Howard-Cass-Johnson MO-Pettis-
Cooper-Bates-Henry-
0507 AM CDT Thu Apr 23 2026

This hazardous weather outlook is for northwest...north central and
west central Missouri...as well as extreme eastern Kansas.

.DAY ONE...Through tonight.

Please go to https://weather.gov/media/eax/DssPacket.pdf for more information on
potential weather hazards.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday through Wednesday.

Please go to https://weather.gov/media/eax/DssPacket.pdf for more information on
potential weather hazards.

.KEY MESSAGES...

- Severe thunderstorms will be possible to likely late this
  afternoon into late evening as a cold front moves through the
  region from west to east.

- Initial storms later this afternoon across far NW Missouri and
  NE and eastern KS may pose a threat for relatively discrete
  storms capable of all severe hazards.

- Storms should congeal into a line of thunderstorm by later
  this evening, with damaging wind gusts becoming the primary
  hazard. However, cannot rule out a couple brief tornadoes.

- Active weather pattern is likely to continue through the
  weekend and into Monday. Strong to severe storms will be
  possible on Sunday afternoon into late Sunday night and again
  on Monday.

- Total rainfall accumulations from today through Monday could
  approach 3 to 4 inches across the region. This could yield
  some flooding concerns.

In the hours before

Local storm report, Apr 23, 8:27 PM CDT, 49 minutes before

Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Kansas City/Pleasant HIll MO
827 PM CDT Thu Apr 23 2026

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0800 PM     Tstm Wnd Dmg     Stanberry               40.22N 94.54W
04/23/2026                   Gentry             MO   Emergency Mngr

            Multiple large limbs/trees down. Roof blown
            off of house and reports of multiple
            buildings down. Time estimated from radar.

&&

OM

Local storm report, Apr 23, 8:28 PM CDT, 48 minutes before

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Local storm report, Apr 23, 8:56 PM CDT, 20 minutes before

Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Kansas City/Pleasant HIll MO
856 PM CDT Thu Apr 23 2026

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0835 PM     Hail             1 NNE Basehor           39.16N 94.93W
04/23/2026  E0.88 Inch       Leavenworth        KS   Trained Spotter

            Time estimated from radar.

&&

OM

Local storm report, Apr 23, 9:05 PM CDT, 11 minutes before

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Local storm report, Apr 23, 9:11 PM CDT, 5 minutes before

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Local storm report, Apr 23, 9:12 PM CDT, 4 minutes before

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The office that day

Everything else NWS Kansas City, MO issued on the same UTC day.

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Apr 23, 7:36 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	EAX	Andrew, Buchanan, DeKalb, Gentry, Harrison, Holt and 2 more	39 min
Apr 23, 8:05 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	EAX	Platte	40 min
Apr 23, 8:19 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	EAX	Andrew, Daviess, DeKalb, Gentry, Harrison, Mercer and 1 more	41 min
Apr 23, 8:36 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	EAX	Buchanan, Clay, Clinton, Platte	39 min
Apr 23, 8:49 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	EAX	Cass, Clay, Jackson, Platte, Ray	41 min
Apr 23, 8:52 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	EAX	Harrison, Mercer	23 min
Apr 23, 8:56 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	EAX	Clay, Platte, Ray	26 min
Apr 23, 9:09 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	EAX	Caldwell, Clay, Clinton, Daviess, DeKalb, Ray	51 min
Apr 23, 9:11 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	EAX	Caldwell, Clay, Clinton, Ray	18 min
Apr 23, 9:13 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	EAX	Clay, Jackson, Lafayette, Ray	17 min
Apr 23, 9:22 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	EAX	Carroll, Clay, Jackson, Johnson, Lafayette, Ray	38 min
Apr 23, 9:25 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	EAX	Cass	50 min
Apr 23, 9:32 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	EAX	Jackson	28 min
Apr 23, 9:45 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	EAX	Caldwell, Carroll, Daviess, Grundy, Livingston, Ray	45 min
Apr 23, 9:55 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	EAX	Jackson	4 hr
Apr 23, 10:01 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	EAX	Bates, Cass, Jackson	44 min
Apr 23, 10:16 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	EAX	Jackson	6 hr
Apr 23, 10:21 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	EAX	Chariton, Linn	24 min
Apr 23, 10:30 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	EAX	Bates, Cass, Henry, Johnson	45 min
Apr 23, 10:32 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	EAX	Bates, Cass, Henry	28 min
Apr 23, 10:55 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	EAX	Jackson	3 hr
Apr 23, 11:05 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	EAX	Bates, Henry, Johnson, Pettis	40 min
Apr 23, 11:05 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	EAX	Henry, Johnson, Pettis	25 min
Apr 23, 11:37 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	EAX	Pettis	38 min
Apr 23, 7:38 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	EAX	Leavenworth	37 min
Apr 23, 7:51 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	EAX	Leavenworth	24 min
Apr 23, 8:25 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	EAX	Johnson, Miami	50 min
Apr 23, 10:47 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	EAX	Johnson	85 min

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Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.