Kansas, Missouri Severe Thunderstorm Warning | Effective 04/17/2026 19:22

Headline: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued April 17 at 9:22PM CDT until April 17 at 10:00PM CDT by NWS Springfield MO
Event: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency: 
Immediate
Effective: 
April 17, 2026 - 7:22pm
Expires: 
April 17, 2026 - 8:00pm
Description: 
SVRSGF The National Weather Service in Springfield has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Eastern Cherokee County in southeastern Kansas... Barton County in southwestern Missouri... Northern Newton County in southwestern Missouri... Southern Vernon County in west central Missouri... Jasper County in southwestern Missouri... * Until 1000 PM CDT. * At 921 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near Arcadia to 7 miles north of Carl Junction to Baxter Springs, moving east at 65 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees. * Locations impacted include... Joplin, Carthage, Webb City, Prairie State Park, Carl Junction, Lamar, Baxter Springs, Galena, Oronogo, Carterville, Duquesne, Sarcoxie, Duenweg, Jasper, Diamond, Golden City, Liberal, Loma Linda, Airport Drive, and Leawood. This includes Interstate 44 between mile markers 0 and 32.
Instruction: 
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building.
Area Description: 
Cherokee, KS; Barton, MO; Jasper, MO; Newton, MO; Vernon, MO
Forcast Office: 
NWS Springfield MO
Sender: 
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov