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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 274, NWS Kansas City, MO

May 18, 2026Atchison County, Holt County, Nodaway County, Missouri

NWS Kansas City, MO issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 18, 2026, 5:22 PM CDT for Atchison County, Holt County, Nodaway County, Missouri. It was in force for 53 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: May 18, 2026, 5:22 PM CDT (22:22 UTC)
Expired: May 18, 2026, 6:15 PM CDT
In force: 53 min
Issued by: NWS Kansas City, MO
Area: Storm-based polygon
Tornado: Possible
Damage threat: Considerable
Hail: 2.0 in
Wind: 70.0 mph

Counties Atchison County, MO, Holt County, MO, Nodaway County, MO

The radar

The Omaha radar (KOAX), 152 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:26 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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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
May 18, 3:49 PM CDT	Tornado Watch	SPC	6 hr

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
May 17, 9:33 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	EAX	Atchison	72 min
May 17, 10:19 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	EAX	Atchison, Holt, Nodaway	56 min
May 17, 10:53 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	EAX	Andrew, Atchison, Gentry, Holt, Nodaway, Worth	52 min
May 17, 11:45 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	EAX	Daviess, Gentry, Grundy, Harrison, Mercer, Worth	45 min
May 18, 4:01 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	EAX	Henry, Johnson	44 min
May 18, 4:15 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	EAX	Chariton	30 min
May 18, 8:24 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	EAX	Cass, Henry, Johnson	4 days
May 18, 8:24 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	EAX	Bates, Cass, Henry	60 hr
May 18, 9:07 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	EAX	Ray	20 hr
May 18, 9:07 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	EAX	Johnson, Pettis	58 hr
May 18, 9:07 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	EAX	Cooper, Saline	5 days
May 18, 9:45 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	EAX	Bates, Cass, Henry	3 hr
May 18, 9:59 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	EAX	Jackson, Lafayette, Ray	68 hr
May 18, 9:59 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	EAX	Carroll, Lafayette, Saline	5 days
May 18, 9:59 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	EAX	Chariton, Howard, Saline	4 days
May 18, 9:59 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	EAX	Carroll, Chariton, Saline	4 days
May 18, 9:59 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	EAX	Boone, Cooper, Howard, Moniteau	4 days
May 18, 10:12 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	EAX	Atchison, Holt	44 hr
May 18, 10:12 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	EAX	Andrew, Buchanan	3 days
May 18, 10:12 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	EAX	Andrew, Nodaway	44 hr
May 18, 10:20 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	EAX	Platte	5 days
May 18, 10:20 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	EAX	Platte	5 days
May 18, 10:42 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	EAX	Grundy, Livingston	34 hr
May 18, 10:42 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	EAX	Carroll, Chariton	6 days
May 18, 10:53 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	EAX	Adair, Macon, Putnam, Schuyler	10 hr
May 18, 1:52 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	EAX	Cooper	55 hr
May 18, 1:52 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	EAX	Cooper	55 hr
May 18, 1:52 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	EAX	Howard	41 hr
May 18, 4:27 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Destructive damage threat	EAX	Atchison	78 min
May 18, 4:34 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	EAX	Atchison	26 min
May 18, 4:55 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	EAX	Atchison	35 min
May 18, 5:14 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	EAX	Nodaway	46 min
May 18, 5:16 PM CDT	Tornado Warning Tornado observed	EAX	Atchison, Holt	44 min
May 18, 5:41 PM CDT	Tornado Warning Considerable damage threat	EAX	Holt, Nodaway	49 min
May 18, 5:46 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	EAX	Atchison, Holt, Nodaway	27 min
May 18, 6:06 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	EAX	Atchison, Holt, Nodaway	39 min
May 18, 6:13 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	EAX	Atchison, Holt, Nodaway	4 hr
May 18, 6:29 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	EAX	Gentry, Nodaway, Worth	46 min
May 18, 6:33 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	EAX	Gentry, Nodaway, Worth	57 min
May 18, 6:38 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	EAX	Atchison	52 min
May 18, 6:58 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	EAX	Atchison	47 min
May 18, 12:35 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	EAX	Atchison, Leavenworth	40 hr

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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.