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Tornado Warning — Warned Area, MO — May 16, 2026

NWS EAX · ETN 38 · National Weather Service warning
Radar-indicated position & projected track

Event Summary

The National Weather Service office EAX issued a tornado warning at 23:27 UTC on May 16, 2026. The warning was in effect for 28 minutes, ending at May 16, 2026 23:55 UTC. At the last radar check, the storm was located near 39.99, -93.26, moving east at about 16 mph.

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Counties Affected

Storm Reports

TimeLocationCounty / StateEFRemarks
7 WSW Browning Linn, MO UNK NWS Damage Survey Team confirmed an EF1 Tornado in northwestern Linn County Missouri Saturday 5/16/2026 north and east of Shafter... MO. This tornado began at 6:28 PM C (EAX)
2 E Chula Livingston, MO UNK NWS Damage Survey team confirmed a shortlived EF0 tornado developed within a severe supercell thunderstorm at 6:43 PM CDT on Saturday 5/16/2026. This tornado began appr (EAX)

Preliminary local storm reports (SPC) within the warned area window — subject to revision after NWS surveys.

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