Tornado Warning — Warned Area, MO — May 18, 2026
NWS EAX · ETN 44 · National Weather Service warning
Event Summary
The National Weather Service office EAX issued a tornado warning at 22:41 UTC on May 18, 2026. The warning was in effect for 49 minutes, ending at May 18, 2026 23:30 UTC. At the last radar check, the storm was located near 40.29, -95.29, moving east-northeast at about 46 mph.
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Counties Affected
Storm Reports
| Time | Location | County / State | EF | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 WNW Athelstan | Taylor, IA | Unrated | Trained spotter confirms tornado. Time estimated via radar. (DMX) | |
| 5 WNW Athelstan | Taylor, IA | Unrated | Trained spotter confirms tornado. Time estimated via radar. (DMX) | |
| 4 WSW Grant City | Worth, MO | Unrated | Multiple reports of a tornado southwest of Grant City from the public and from an emergency manager. No known reports of damage at this time. Time and location approxim (EAX) | |
| Fillmore | Andrew, MO | EF0° | Preliminary NWS Damage Survey results have confirmed an EF0 Tornado developed just west of Fillmore... MO Monday (5/18/2026) at 811 PM CDT. EF0 damage to trees and stru (EAX) | |
| 1 WSW Fillmore | Andrew, MO | EF0° | Update to previous LSR - A NWS Damage Survey team confirmed an EF-0 tornado occurred Monday evening... 5/18/2026 in and near the city of Fillmore... MO. The tornado sta (EAX) |
Preliminary local storm reports (SPC) within the warned area window — subject to revision after NWS surveys. ° = rating parsed from the NWS damage-survey text quoted in the SPC report narrative (derived, not an official F-scale entry).