⚠️ Severe Thunderstorm Watch – Atchison, KS; Johnson, KS; Leavenworth, KS; Linn, KS; Miami, KS; Wyandotte, KS; Bates, MO; Cass, MO; Clay, MO; Henry, MO; Jackson, MO; Johnson, MO; Lafayette, MO; Platte, MO; Ray, MO – Tuesday, August 18, 2026

Severe Thunderstorm Watch issued August 18 at 9:57PM CDT until August 19 at 4:00AM CDT by NWS Kansas City/Pleasant Hill MO

Details

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH
598 IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM CDT WEDNESDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS

IN KANSAS THIS WATCH INCLUDES 6 COUNTIES

IN EAST CENTRAL KANSAS

JOHNSON LINN MIAMI

IN NORTHEAST KANSAS

ATCHISON LEAVENWORTH WYANDOTTE

IN MISSOURI THIS WATCH INCLUDES 9 COUNTIES

IN WEST CENTRAL MISSOURI

BATES CASS CLAY
HENRY JACKSON JOHNSON
LAFAYETTE PLATTE RAY

THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF ADRIAN, ATCHISON, BELTON, BUTLER,
CLINTON, CONCORDIA, EXCELSIOR SPRINGS, FORT LEAVENWORTH,
GLADSTONE, HARRISONVILLE, HIGGINSVILLE, INDEPENDENCE,
KANSAS CITY, KANSAS CITY KANSAS, KEARNEY, LA CYGNE, LANSING,
LAWSON, LEAVENWORTH, LENEXA, LEXINGTON, LIBERTY, LOUISBURG,
MOUND CITY, ODESSA, OLATHE, OSAWATOMIE, OVERLAND PARK, PAOLA,
PARKVILLE, PLATTE CITY, PLEASANT HILL, PLEASANTON, RAYMORE,
RICH HILL, RICHMOND, RIVERSIDE, SHAWNEE, STANLEY, WARRENSBURG,
WEATHERBY LAKE, WESTON, AND WINDSOR.

This alert was automatically posted by SkyGuard, MWSC’s severe weather alerting system. Source: National Weather Service.