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Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued September 19 at 7:37PM CDT until September 19 at 8:00PM CDT by NWS Kansas City/Pleasant Hill MO

At 736 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Oregon, or near Highland, moving east at 30 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and nickel size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees. Locations impacted include... St. Joseph, Wathena, Elwood, Highlan...

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09/19/2026 · Saint Helens edition

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**Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued September 19 at 7:37PM CDT until September 19 at 8:00PM CDT by NWS Kansas City/Pleasant Hill MO**

At 736 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Oregon, or near Highland, moving east at 30 mph.

HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and nickel size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.

Locations impacted include... St. Joseph, Wathena, Elwood, Highland, Troy, Oregon, Amazonia, Forest City, Fillmore, Severance, Leona, St. Joseph Airport, Iowa Point, and Fanning.

This includes Interstate 29 between mile markers 57 and 72.

**What You Should Do:**

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

**Alert Details:**

- **Severity:** Severe

- **Urgency:** Immediate

- **Issued by:** NWS Kansas City/Pleasant Hill MO

- **Effective:** Sep 19, 2026 7:37 PM UTC

- **Expires:** Sep 19, 2026 8:00 PM UTC

*This alert was automatically distributed from the National Weather Service via the IPAWS All-Hazards Information Feed.*

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