TORNADO WATCH including Jackson and Lafayette Counties, KC Metro, NW MO, Eastern KS til 11PM 06/28/2024 ![](/static/Citizen-24_02_1/img/public/msg_expiration.png)
TORNADO WATCH OUTLINE UPDATE FOR WT 480 NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK 520 PM CDT FRI JUN 28 2024 TORNADO WATCH 480 IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 PM CDT FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATION MO. MISSOURI COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE ANDREW BUCHANAN CALDWELL CARROLL CASS CHARITON CLAY CLINTON DAVIESS DEKALB GENTRY GRUNDY HARRISON HOLT JACKSON JOHNSON LAFAYETTE LINN LIVINGSTON MERCER NODAWAY PLATTE PUTNAM RAY SALINE SULLIVAN WORTHKS. KANSAS COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE ATCHISON BROWN CHASE CLAY DICKINSON DONIPHAN DOUGLAS FRANKLIN GEARY JACKSON JEFFERSON JOHNSON LEAVENWORTH LYON MARION MIAMI MORRIS NEMAHA OSAGE POTTAWATOMIE RILEY SHAWNEE WABAUNSEE WYANDOTTEThe National Weather Service has issued a TORNADO WATCH effective for the Oak Grove - Bates City area. A Tornado Watch means that conditions are favorable for the development of severe thunderstorms that have a high probability of producing tornadoes. These severe thunderstorms may also contain winds of 58 miles per hour or greater and/or hail of 1 inch diameter or greater. Severe thunderstorms may also produce flooding rains, and/or dangerous lightning, and/or may produce tornadoes with little or no warning.
Instructions:
Take the following action now:
Make sure that you know the location of children and pets and place them under your immediate supervision.
Secure loose outdoor items, such as lawn furniture and trash cans.
If you have a NOAA All-Hazards Radio, check to make sure it is turned on and receiving a signal. Otherwise, listen to a local television or radio station that has local news for further information.
If stormy conditions or threatening clouds approach, or if lightning is seen or thunder heard, go indoors and stay away from windows.
If heavy rain is flooding streets avoid driving through areas where water of unknown depth is running across the street or areas where the road surface cannot be seen. Do not drive around barricades on flooded streets.
Address/Location
Oak Grove - Sni Valley Emergency Management
1300 S Broadway St
Oak Grove, MO 64075
Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 816-690-3773
Alert Details
- Severity:
- Moderate - Possible threat to life or property
- Urgency:
- Future - Responsive action SHOULD be taken in the near future
- Certainty:
- Possible (p <= ~50%)
- Category:
- Meteorological (inc. flood)
- Event:
- Tornado Watch