Tornado Watch

Locations Affected

Kansas City, MO ∙ Overland Park, KS ∙ Kansas City, KS ∙ Olathe, KS ∙ Independence, MO ∙ Lees Summit, MO ∙ Saint Joseph, MO ∙ Shawnee, KS ∙ Blue Springs, MO ∙ Irena, MO

Full Alert Message

WATCH COUNTY NOTIFICATION FOR WATCH 130 NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO 142 PM CDT FRI APR 17 2026 The National Weather Service has issued tornado watch 130 in effect until 9 PM CDT this evening for the following areas in kansas this watch includes 7 counties in east central kansas johnson linn miami in northeast kansas atchison doniphan leavenworth wyandotte in missouri this watch includes 36 counties in central missouri cooper howard pettis saline in north central missouri caldwell carroll chariton daviess grundy harrison linn livingston macon mercer putnam randolph sullivan in northeast missouri adair schuyler in northwest missouri andrew buchanan clinton dekalb gentry holt nodaway worth in west central missouri bates cass clay henry jackson johnson lafayette platte ray this includes the cities of adrian, albany, atchison, belton, bethany, boonville, braymer, breckenridge, brookfield, brunswick, butler, cameron, carrollton, chillicothe, clarksdale, clinton, concordia, country club villa, craig, downing, elwood, excelsior springs, fayette, forest city, fort leavenworth, gallatin, gladstone, glasgow, glenwood, grant city, green city, greentop, hamilton, harrisonville, higginsville, highland, independence, jamesport, kansas city, kansas city kansas, kearney, keytesville, king city, kirksville, la cygne, la plata, lancaster, lansing, lathrop, lawson, leavenworth, lenexa, lexington, liberty, louisburg, macon, maitland, marceline, marshall, maryville, maysville, mercer, milan, moberly, mound city, mound city, new franklin, odessa, olathe, oregon, osawatomie, osborn, overland park, paola, parkville, platte city, plattsburg, pleasant hill, pleasanton, polo, princeton, queen city, raymore, rich hill, richmond, riverside, salisbury, savannah, sedalia, shawnee, st. joseph, st. joseph airport, stanberry, stanley, stewartsville, trenton, troy, union star, unionville, warrensburg, wathena, weatherby lake, weston, and windsor.

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