Kansas, Missouri Severe Thunderstorm Warning | Effective 04/15/2026 14:46

Headline: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued April 15 at 4:46PM CDT until April 15 at 5:30PM CDT by NWS Springfield MO
Event: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency: 
Immediate
Effective: 
April 15, 2026 - 2:46pm
Expires: 
April 15, 2026 - 3:30pm
Description: 
SVRSGF The National Weather Service in Springfield has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Northeastern Cherokee County in southeastern Kansas... Southern Barton County in southwestern Missouri... Jasper County in southwestern Missouri... * Until 530 PM CDT. * At 445 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Carl Junction, or 11 miles northwest of Joplin, moving east at 45 mph. HAZARD...Golf ball size hail and 60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Trained weather spotters. IMPACT...People and animals outdoors will be injured. Expect hail damage to roofs, siding, windows, and vehicles. Expect wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees. * Locations impacted include... Northern Joplin, Carthage, Webb City, Carl Junction, Lamar, Oronogo, Carterville, Jasper, Golden City, Airport Drive, Alba, Purcell, Nashville, Carytown, Asbury, Neck City, Lamar Heights, Avilla, La Russell, and Brooklyn Heights.
Instruction: 
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 900 PM CDT for southeastern Kansas...and southwestern Missouri.
Area Description: 
Cherokee, KS; Barton, MO; Jasper, MO
Forcast Office: 
NWS Springfield MO
Sender: 
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov