| Event | Special Weather Statement |
| Severity | Moderate |
| Urgency | Expected |
| Certainty | Observed |
| Area | Sullivan; Adair; Linn; Macon |
| Effective | 8/19/2026, 7:04:00 PM CDT |
| Expires | 8/19/2026, 7:30:00 PM CDT |
Special Weather Statement issued August 19 at 7:04PM CDT by NWS Kansas City/Pleasant Hill MO
Details
At 704 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 12
miles east of Browning, or 15 miles southeast of Milan, moving east
at 35 mph.
HAZARD…Wind gusts up to 50 mph and nickel 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…
Kirksville, Millard, Elmer, Ethel, South Gifford, Kirksville
Regional, New Boston, and Winigan.
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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