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Tornado Warning 76, NWS Kansas City, MO

June 11, 2026Putnam County, Schuyler County, Missouri

NWS Kansas City, MO issued this tornado warning at Jun 11, 2026, 9:36 AM CDT for Putnam County, Schuyler County, Missouri. It was in force for 22 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued: Jun 11, 2026, 9:36 AM CDT (14:36 UTC)
Expired: Jun 11, 2026, 9:58 AM CDT
In force: 22 min
Issued by: NWS Kansas City, MO
Area: Storm-based polygon
Tornado: Radar indicated
Hail: 1.5 in

Counties Putnam County, MO, Schuyler County, MO

The radar

The Des Moines radar (KDMX), 168 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 14:41 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.

Did it verify

Not verified. The Iowa Environmental Mesonet's Cow found no qualifying storm report inside this tornado warning while it was in force. That is not proof nothing happened: reports are thin where few people live.

Cow counts a report within 15 km of the polygon while the warning was in force: a tornado for a tornado warning; hail of 1 inch or more, a gust of 58 mph or more or wind damage for a severe thunderstorm warning; a flash flood report for a flash flood warning.

The watch it was issued in

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

Issued	Product	Office	Lasted
Jun 11, 2:13 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	8 hr
Jun 11, 7:31 AM CDT	Tornado Watch	SPC	7 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Davenport, (KDVN), launched 12:00Z, 2.6 hours before the alert went out and 213 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.

Skew-T log-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.

Mixed-layer CAPE: 11 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -285 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 1008 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 34 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 54 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: -15 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.1

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

057 
WFUS53 KEAX 111436
TOREAX
MOC171-197-111515-
/O.NEW.KEAX.TO.W.0076.260611T1436Z-260611T1515Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Kansas City/Pleasant Hill MO
936 AM CDT Thu Jun 11 2026

The National Weather Service in Pleasant Hill has issued a

* Tornado Warning for...
  Northeastern Putnam County in north central Missouri...
  Schuyler County in northeastern Missouri...

* Until 1015 AM CDT.

* At 935 AM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
  was located 10 miles northwest of Queen City, or 10 miles west of
  Lancaster, moving east at 40 mph.

  HAZARD...Tornado and ping pong ball size hail.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.

  IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without 
           shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. 
           Damage to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur.  Tree 
           damage is likely.

* Locations impacted include...
  Lancaster, Downing, Glenwood, and Livonia.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest
floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a
mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter
and protect yourself from flying debris.

&&

LAT...LON 4042 9236 4043 9283 4054 9284 4059 9262
      4060 9235
TIME...MOT...LOC 1435Z 266DEG 34KT 4050 9273 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.50 IN

$$

Krull

2 follow-up statements

105 
WWUS53 KEAX 111446
SVSEAX

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Kansas City/Pleasant Hill MO
946 AM CDT Thu Jun 11 2026

MOC171-197-111515-
/O.CON.KEAX.TO.W.0076.000000T0000Z-260611T1515Z/
Putnam MO-Schuyler MO-
946 AM CDT Thu Jun 11 2026

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1015 AM CDT FOR EAST
CENTRAL PUTNAM AND NORTHERN SCHUYLER COUNTIES...

At 946 AM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located near Lancaster, moving east at 40 mph.

HAZARD...Tornado and ping pong ball size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.

IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without 
         shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage 
         to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur.  Tree damage is 
         likely.

Locations impacted include...
Lancaster, Downing, Glenwood, and Livonia.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest
floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a
mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter
and protect yourself from flying debris.

&&

LAT...LON 4046 9236 4046 9272 4056 9274 4059 9262
      4060 9235
TIME...MOT...LOC 1446Z 252DEG 35KT 4054 9261 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.50 IN

$$

Krull

553 
WWUS53 KEAX 111458
SVSEAX

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Kansas City/Pleasant Hill MO
958 AM CDT Thu Jun 11 2026

MOC171-197-111508-
/O.CAN.KEAX.TO.W.0076.000000T0000Z-260611T1515Z/
Putnam MO-Schuyler MO-
958 AM CDT Thu Jun 11 2026

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR EAST CENTRAL PUTNAM AND NORTHERN SCHUYLER
COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...

The tornado threat has diminished and the Tornado Warning has been
cancelled. However, large hail and damaging winds remain likely and a
Severe Thunderstorm Warning remains in effect for the area.

A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 300 PM CDT for north central
and northeastern Missouri.

&&

LAT...LON 4046 9236 4046 9272 4056 9274 4059 9262
      4060 9235
TIME...MOT...LOC 1456Z 266DEG 34KT 4055 9246 

$$

Krull

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this tornado 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 tornado warning went out at Jun 11, 6:53 AM CDT, 2 hours 43 minutes earlier. Its key messages:

* Enhanced Risk (level 3 of 5) for severe weather today as a cold front slides through the area. All severe hazards remain possible. * Additional severe weather looks possible for Saturday.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 11, 6:53 AM CDT, 2 hours 43 minutes before

Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Kansas City/Pleasant Hill MO
653 AM CDT Thu Jun 11 2026

.KEY MESSAGES...

* Enhanced Risk (level 3 of 5) for severe weather today as a
  cold front slides through the area. All severe hazards remain
  possible.

* Additional severe weather looks possible for Saturday.

&&

.SHORT TERM /THROUGH FRIDAY/...
Issued at 349 AM CDT Thu Jun 11 2026

Thunderstorms are beginning to develop across southern NE as the
main shortwave trough approaches from the High Plains. Ample
moisture advection northward on a 55 kt LLJ will foster
additional storm development for the next few hours across
southern and eastern NE. As time progresses, supercells will
congeal into an MCS while approaching Iowa and far northern MO.
Large hail is the primary threat now, but as the transition to
an MCS occurs, damaging winds will also become a concern. The
highest threat is expected to remain mostly across central and
southern IA, but the southern end of the line appears likely to
graze far northern MO. Some supercellular characteristics may
prevail in this section of the line with the large hail threat
continuing into the mid morning hours. Depending how far south
the line reaches will determine whether the ongoing flooding
across northern MO is exacerbated. The Flood Watch was cancelled
with the thought the hardest hit areas will be missed from this
morning's activity. The MCS will continue tracking east to
northern IL by early afternoon.

The low pressure center will be located over central/eastern IA
midday with a cold front extending southwest into far northwest
MO and eastern KS. Additional thunderstorm development will take
place along the front mid afternoon, likely stretching from west
central to northeast MO. Northwestern MO and northeast KS may
be skipped by the second round. The extensive squall line will
be capable of all severe weather hazards. Some slightly backed
low level flow toward northeast MO may aid with a better tornado
threat there, otherwise large hail and damaging winds will be
the primary hazards through late afternoon.

The front will clear to the southeast by early evening and the
thunderstorm risk will end. Much cooler and drier air arrives
with the frontal passage and lows tonight will drop into the
50s. Clear skies and pleasant conditions for Friday.

&&

.LONG TERM /FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY/...
Issued at 349 AM CDT Thu Jun 11 2026

High pressure will slide east late Friday and return flow will
begin Friday night. Low pressure over the central Plains and
steepening mid level lapse rates will facilitate the
redevelopment of showers and thunderstorms as another cold front
sinks south. Supercells will be possible initially Saturday
before congealing into clusters or complexes and continuing into
Saturday night. All severe weather hazards are possible,
including flash flooding.

The cold front will pass through and exit to the south by
Sunday. Cooler and drier air will usher in with a large trough
across the northern and eastern U.S. Weak shortwaves could bring
occasional low chances for showers and thunderstorms, but
nothing looks too significant at this time.

&&

.AVIATION /12Z TAFS THROUGH 12Z FRIDAY/...
Issued at 646 AM CDT Thu Jun 11 2026

Gusty conditions expected for the duration of the period. Winds
gust around 25-30 knots this morning. A cold front moves
through the area around midday which shifts winds from SW to NW.
Gusts around 30 to intermittent 40 knots are expected. SHRA and
TSRA are expected to develop as the front moves through the KC
metro; however, better probabilities are expected east of the
terminals. Winds dissipate during the overnight.

&&

.EAX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
MO...None.
KS...None.

&&

SHORT TERM...Borghoff
LONG TERM...Borghoff
AVIATION...Pesel

Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 11, 5:05 AM CDT, 4 hours 31 minutes before

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Kansas City/Pleasant Hill MO
0505 AM CDT Thu Jun 11 2026

KSZ025-057-060-102>105-MOZ001>008-011>017-020>025-028>033-037>040-
043>046-053-054-121005-
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-
0505 AM CDT Thu Jun 11 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...

* Enhanced Risk (level 3 of 5) for severe weather today as a
  cold front slides through the area. All severe hazards remain
  possible.

* Additional severe weather looks possible for Saturday.

In the hours before

Local storm report, Jun 11, 8:21 AM CDT, 1 hour 15 minutes before

Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Kansas City/Pleasant HIll MO
821 AM CDT Thu Jun 11 2026

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

0815 AM     Tstm Wnd Gst     Mercer                  40.51N 93.53W
06/11/2026  E65 MPH          Mercer             MO   Emergency Mngr

            Estimated 60 to 65 mph gusts in Mercer.

&&

BMW

Local storm report, Jun 11, 8:38 AM CDT, 58 minutes before

Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Kansas City/Pleasant HIll MO
838 AM CDT Thu Jun 11 2026

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

0825 AM     Hail             2 SW Bethany            40.25N 94.06W
06/11/2026  E1.50 Inch       Harrison           MO   Emergency Mngr

            Ping pong ball sized hail reported at the
            junction of US 136 and US 69.

&&

BMW

Local storm report, Jun 11, 8:40 AM CDT, 56 minutes before

Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Kansas City/Pleasant HIll MO
840 AM CDT Thu Jun 11 2026

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

0826 AM     Hail             Bethany                 40.26N 94.03W
06/11/2026  E1.00 Inch       Harrison           MO   Public

            Quarter sized hail reported in Bethany.

&&

BMW

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jun 10, 7:04 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	EAX	Grundy, Harrison, Mercer	41 min
Jun 10, 7:07 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	EAX	Adair, Putnam, Sullivan	53 min
Jun 10, 7:10 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	EAX	Andrew, Holt	65 min
Jun 10, 7:29 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	EAX	Grundy, Mercer, Putnam, Sullivan	46 min
Jun 10, 7:44 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	EAX	Gentry, Grundy, Harrison, Mercer, Nodaway, Putnam and 1 more	6 hr
Jun 10, 8:01 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	EAX	Daviess, Grundy, Harrison, Linn, Sullivan	44 min
Jun 10, 8:10 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	EAX	Adair, Grundy, Mercer, Putnam, Schuyler, Sullivan	6 hr
Jun 10, 8:51 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	EAX	Adair, Schuyler	5 hr
Jun 10, 9:47 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	EAX	Gentry, Harrison, Nodaway, Worth	3 hr
Jun 10, 11:00 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	EAX	Adair, Grundy, Linn, Livingston, Macon, Sullivan	3 hr
Jun 10, 11:57 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	EAX	Grundy, Livingston	11 hr
Jun 10, 11:58 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	EAX	Adair, Macon, Putnam, Schuyler	14 hr
Jun 11, 1:49 AM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	EAX	Adair, Daviess, DeKalb, Gentry, Grundy, Harrison and 7 more	9 hr
Jun 11, 4:48 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	EAX	Atchison	15 min
Jun 11, 6:12 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	EAX	Grundy, Mercer	25 min
Jun 11, 6:32 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	EAX	Nodaway, Worth	43 min
Jun 11, 6:57 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	EAX	Putnam, Schuyler, Sullivan	48 min
Jun 11, 7:06 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	EAX	Gentry, Harrison, Mercer, Worth	54 min
Jun 11, 7:55 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	EAX	Gentry, Grundy, Harrison, Mercer, Putnam, Worth	50 min
Jun 11, 8:02 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	EAX	Gentry, Grundy, Harrison, Mercer, Worth	3 hr
Jun 11, 8:28 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	EAX	Daviess, Grundy, Harrison, Mercer, Putnam, Schuyler and 1 more	47 min
Jun 11, 8:45 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	EAX	Grundy, Mercer, Putnam, Sullivan	3 hr
Jun 11, 8:58 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	EAX	Atchison, Holt	25 hr
Jun 11, 9:06 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	EAX	Adair, Grundy, Linn, Macon, Mercer, Putnam and 2 more	54 min
Jun 11, 9:56 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	EAX	Adair, Linn, Macon, Putnam, Schuyler, Sullivan	64 min
Jun 11, 10:40 AM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	EAX	Adair, Chariton, Daviess, DeKalb, Gentry, Grundy and 10 more	36 hr
Jun 11, 1:42 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	EAX	Andrew, Buchanan	50 hr
Jun 11, 1:52 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	EAX	Grundy, Mercer, Putnam, Schuyler, Sullivan	53 min
Jun 11, 2:23 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	EAX	Andrew, Nodaway	39 hr
Jun 11, 2:42 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	EAX	Adair, Putnam, Schuyler, Sullivan	63 min
Jun 11, 3:03 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	EAX	Grundy, Livingston	30 hr
Jun 11, 3:04 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	EAX	Linn, Macon	56 min
Jun 11, 3:08 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	EAX	Carroll, Saline	52 min
Jun 11, 3:21 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	EAX	Adair, Schuyler	25 min
Jun 11, 3:43 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	EAX	Adair, Putnam, Schuyler	3 hr
Jun 11, 3:43 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	EAX	Adair, Macon	47 min
Jun 11, 3:50 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	EAX	Macon	40 min
Jun 11, 3:51 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	EAX	Macon	27 min
Jun 11, 3:56 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	EAX	Carroll	34 min
Jun 11, 4:16 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	EAX	Carroll, Chariton, Howard, Saline	44 min
Jun 11, 4:26 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	EAX	Macon	49 min
Jun 11, 4:36 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	EAX	Macon	3 hr
Jun 11, 4:38 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	EAX	Bates, Cass, Henry	67 min
Jun 11, 4:49 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	EAX	Johnson	41 min
Jun 11, 4:49 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	EAX	Chariton, Howard, Randolph, Saline	56 min
Jun 11, 5:03 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	EAX	Cooper, Howard, Pettis, Saline	57 min
Jun 11, 5:41 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	EAX	Henry	49 min
Jun 11, 5:44 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	EAX	Howard	31 min
Jun 11, 5:55 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	EAX	Cooper, Howard, Pettis	50 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.