Kansas, Missouri Severe Thunderstorm Warning | Effective 04/26/2026 15:55

Headline: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued April 26 at 5:55PM CDT until April 26 at 6:45PM CDT by NWS Springfield MO
Event: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency: 
Immediate
Effective: 
April 26, 2026 - 3:55pm
Expires: 
April 26, 2026 - 4:45pm
Description: 
SVRSGF The National Weather Service in Springfield has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... East central Cherokee County in southeastern Kansas... Southwestern Barton County in southwestern Missouri... Northwestern Jasper County in southwestern Missouri... * Until 645 PM CDT. * At 554 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Carl Junction, or 11 miles northwest of Joplin, moving northeast at 35 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and half dollar size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees. * Locations impacted include... Carl Junction, Oronogo, Jasper, Alba, Purcell, Nashville, Carytown, Asbury, Neck City, Waco, Oakton, Lawton, and Boston.
Instruction: 
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 1100 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