Missouri Tornado Warning for Northeastern Ripley County Including Grandin and Doniphan Until 4:15 PM CDT Sunday May 31 as Storm Moves WNW at 4 MPH Threatening 468 People and 208 Homes
DONIPHAN, Missouri — A Tornado Warning is in effect for Northeastern Ripley County, Missouri until 4:15 PM CDT on Sunday, May 31, 2026, with radar showing a rotating storm moving WNW at 4 MPH through the area. 468 people and 208 homes are directly inside this warning zone right now. If you are in Grandin, Doniphan, Ellsinore or Van Buren, Missouri, stop everything and take shelter immediately.
Take Shelter Right Now — This Is Not a Watch
A Tornado Warning means the danger is happening right now, not just possible. Radar is detecting rotation inside this storm as of 3:46 PM CDT Sunday, May 31, 2026, and forecasters have issued the warning to expire at 4:15 PM CDT. Every second matters — move to safety before you do anything else.
What to Do Based on Where You Are Right Now
Your location determines your safest action in the next few minutes:
- If you are inside a sturdy building in Northeastern Ripley County, Missouri, move to the lowest floor immediately. Get to an interior room with no windows and stay low until the warning expires at 4:15 PM CDT.
- If you are outdoors with no shelter available anywhere near Grandin, Doniphan, Ellsinore or Van Buren, do not try to outrun this storm on foot. Lie flat in the lowest ground you can find, face down, and cover your head with your hands.
- If you are in a vehicle in the Northeastern Ripley County area, do not shelter under an overpass. Abandon the vehicle and find a sturdy building or lie flat in a ditch lower than the road surface.
- Mobile homes and manufactured housing offer almost zero protection from a tornado. Anyone in a mobile home in Northeastern Ripley County, Missouri must leave immediately and get into a permanent structure.
Who Is Inside This Warning Right Now
This Tornado Warning directly covers 468 people and 208 homes in Northeastern Ripley County, Missouri as of 3:46 PM CDT Sunday, May 31, 2026. The warning polygon on radar is centered near Grandin and extends toward Doniphan to the south. Cities visible on the radar map within or near the warning zone include:
- Grandin, Missouri sits directly within the tornado warning polygon as of 3:46 PM CDT, placing it at immediate risk as the storm tracks WNW at 4 MPH.
- Ellsinore, Missouri falls within the northeastern edge of the warned area and residents there must take shelter without delay before the storm moves through.
- Van Buren, Missouri is visible to the northwest of the warning zone and should monitor conditions closely as the storm tracks WNW.
- Doniphan, Missouri, the county seat of Ripley County, is in the southern portion of the warning footprint and residents there are under this active Tornado Warning until 4:15 PM CDT.
- Naylor, Missouri is visible to the south of Doniphan on the radar map and falls near the warning area boundary.
- Poplar Bluff and Greenville, Missouri are visible to the east on the radar map and are currently outside the warning polygon but should remain weather-aware through 4:15 PM CDT.
How the Storm Is Moving and When the Danger Passes
The radar-indicated rotation is moving WNW at 4 MPH, which is a very slow storm speed. A slow-moving storm means it can linger over an area much longer than a fast-moving system, increasing the total time communities in its path remain at risk. The Tornado Warning expires at 4:15 PM CDT on Sunday, May 31, 2026, but residents should not leave shelter until the warning officially expires and local authorities confirm it is safe to do so.
Hail Also Possible With This Storm
In addition to the tornado threat, this storm is capable of producing hail up to 0.75 inches in diameter, roughly the size of a penny. While penny-size hail is not the primary concern with this warning, it is a sign of the storm’s intensity and confirms this is an active and dangerous supercell over Northeastern Ripley County, Missouri.
WaldronNews.com will continue tracking this Tornado Warning across Northeastern Ripley County, Missouri including Grandin, Doniphan and Ellsinore and will provide updates as this dangerous rotation and the 4:15 PM CDT expiration time develop.