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⚠️ Severe Thunderstorm Warning – Bates, MO – Wednesday, June 17, 2026

Event Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Severity Severe
Urgency Immediate
Certainty Observed
Area Bates, MO
Effective 6/17/2026, 6:54:00 PM CDT
Expires 6/17/2026, 7:45:00 PM CDT

Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued June 17 at 6:54PM CDT until June 17 at 7:45PM CDT by NWS Kansas City/Pleasant Hill MO

Details

SVREAX

The National Weather Service in Pleasant Hill has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for…
Southeastern Bates County in west central Missouri…

* Until 745 PM CDT.

* At 653 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Schell City,
or 8 miles east of Rich Hill, moving southeast at 25 mph.

HAZARD…60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.

SOURCE…Radar indicated.

IMPACT…Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage
to roofs, siding, and trees.

* Locations impacted include…
Rockville.

Instructions

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.

A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 1000 PM CDT for west central
Missouri.


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