| Event | Special Weather Statement |
| Severity | Moderate |
| Urgency | Expected |
| Certainty | Observed |
| Area | De Kalb; Buchanan; Clinton |
| Effective | 8/16/2026, 7:19:00 AM CDT |
| Expires | 8/16/2026, 7:45:00 AM CDT |
Special Weather Statement issued August 16 at 7:19AM CDT by NWS Kansas City/Pleasant Hill MO
Details
At 719 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Agency, or near Gower, moving east at 25 mph.
HAZARD…Wind gusts up to 50 mph and penny size hail.
SOURCE…Radar indicated.
IMPACT…Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is
possible.
Locations impacted include…
St. Joseph, Gower, Stewartsville, Agency, Osborn, Clarksdale, Easton,
Turney, and Amity.
This includes Interstate 29 between mile markers 46 and 47.
Instructions
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
This alert was automatically posted by SkyGuard, MWSC’s severe weather alerting system. Source: National Weather Service.
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