Kansas, Missouri Severe Thunderstorm Warning | Effective 05/08/2026 15:53

Headline: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued May 8 at 5:53PM CDT until May 8 at 7:00PM CDT by NWS Springfield MO
Event: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency: 
Immediate
Effective: 
May 8, 2026 - 3:53pm
Expires: 
May 8, 2026 - 5:00pm
Description: 
SVRSGF The National Weather Service in Springfield has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Northeastern Bourbon County in southeastern Kansas... Northern Vernon County in west central Missouri... * Until 700 PM CDT. * At 553 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Fulton, or 11 miles north of Fort Scott, moving east at 35 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees. * Locations impacted include... Nevada, Walker, Schell City, Fulton, Richards, Mapleton, Metz, Harwood, Stotesbury, Horton, Harding, Hammond, and Devon.
Instruction: 
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building.
Area Description: 
Bourbon, KS; Vernon, MO
Forcast Office: 
NWS Springfield MO
Sender: 
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov