Alert archive / Missouri / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2026

Severe Thunderstorm Warning 174, NWS Kansas City, MO

April 26, 20265 counties in Missouri

NWS Kansas City, MO issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Apr 26, 2026, 6:28 PM CDT for 5 counties in Missouri. It was in force for 47 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 26, 2026, 6:28 PM CDT (23:28 UTC)
Expired
Apr 26, 2026, 7:15 PM CDT
In force
47 min
Issued by
NWS Kansas City, MO
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
0.75 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Henry County, MO, Johnson County, MO, Lafayette County, MO, Pettis County, MO, Saline County, MO

The radar

The Pleasant Hill radar (KEAX), 60 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:32 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

Open the radar archive at this moment

The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

The watch it was issued in

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

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Apr 26, 12:07 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC9 hr
Apr 26, 3:22 PM CDTTornado WatchSPC8 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 25, 6:30 PM CDT, 23 hours 58 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 25, 6:30 PM CDT, 23 hours 58 minutes before
<!doctype html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
  <meta charset="utf-8">
  <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1">
  <title>Service Notice</title>
  <link rel="stylesheet" href="index.css">
</head>
<body>
  <main class="wrap">
    <section class="card" role="status" aria-live="polite">
      <div class="status" id="status">Temporary Notice</div>
      <h1 id="headline">This service is currently unavailable.</h1>
      <p id="message1">
        The site you requested is temporarily down for maintenance or an unexpected outage.
      </p>
      <p id="message2">
        Please try again in a few minutes.
      </p>
      <p class="small" id="detail">
        If you are an administrator, restore upstream service and remove the redirect/fallback rule when normal operations resume.
      </p>
    </section>
  </main>
  <script src="index.js"></script>
</body>
</html>

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Apr 26, 2:46 AM CDTFlood WatchEAXAdair, Andrew, Atchison, Bates, Buchanan, Caldwell and 31 more38 hr
Apr 26, 10:19 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningEAXLinn, Livingston3 days
Apr 26, 10:20 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningEAXCarroll, Chariton, Linn, Livingston3 days
Apr 26, 10:20 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningEAXCarroll, Chariton5 days
Apr 26, 10:25 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningEAXRay53 hr
Apr 26, 10:26 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningEAXCarroll10 hr
Apr 26, 10:26 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningEAXAtchison, Holt10 hr
Apr 26, 10:28 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningEAXBuchanan10 hr
Apr 26, 10:30 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningEAXClay, Ray10 hr
Apr 26, 4:40 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEAXCass, Jackson50 min
Apr 26, 4:55 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEAXBates35 min
Apr 26, 4:58 PM CDTTornado WarningEAXCass, Jackson12 min
Apr 26, 5:24 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEAXBates, Cass, Henry, Jackson, Johnson51 min
Apr 26, 5:45 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryEAXBates, Cass, Jackson3 hr
Apr 26, 5:55 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEAXHenry, Johnson39 min
Apr 26, 6:56 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryEAXHenry, Johnson3 hr
Apr 26, 10:24 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningEAXAtchison, Leavenworth10 hr
Apr 26, 3:48 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatEAXJohnson, Miami57 min
Apr 26, 4:20 PM CDTTornado WarningEAXJohnson, Miami25 min
Apr 26, 4:29 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatEAXLinn, Miami46 min
Apr 26, 4:36 PM CDTTornado WarningEAXLinn24 min
Apr 26, 5:05 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryEAXJohnson, Linn, Miami3 hr

Nearby

Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Missouri, 2026Every severe thunderstorm warning in 2026

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.