Kansas, Missouri Severe Thunderstorm Watch | Effective 04/23/2026 19:53

Headline: 
Severe Thunderstorm Watch issued April 23 at 9:53PM CDT until April 24 at 4:00AM CDT by NWS Springfield MO
Event: 
Severe Thunderstorm Watch
Urgency: 
Future
Effective: 
April 23, 2026 - 7:53pm
Expires: 
April 24, 2026 - 2:00am
Description: 
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 140 IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM CDT FRIDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS IN KANSAS THIS WATCH INCLUDES 3 COUNTIES IN SOUTHEAST KANSAS BOURBON CHEROKEE CRAWFORD IN MISSOURI THIS WATCH INCLUDES 10 COUNTIES IN SOUTHWEST MISSOURI BARRY BARTON CEDAR DADE JASPER LAWRENCE MCDONALD NEWTON IN WEST CENTRAL MISSOURI ST. CLAIR VERNON THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF ANDERSON, APPLETON CITY, ARNICA, AURORA, BAXTER SPRINGS, CAPLINGER MILLS, CARTHAGE, CASSVILLE, CEDAR SPRINGS, CHICOPEE, COLUMBUS, EL DORADO SPRINGS, FILLEY, FORT SCOTT, GOODMAN, GREENFIELD, JOHNSON CITY, JOPLIN, KENOMA, LAMAR, LOCKWOOD, LONE OAK, LOWELL, MADRY, MARIONVILLE, MEINERT, MONETT, MOUNT VERNON, NEOSHO, NEUTRAL, NEVADA, NOEL, PAWNEE STATION, PINEVILLE, PITTSBURG, RIVERTON, ROCKY COMFORT, SHERWIN, SOUTH WEST CITY, STIPPVILLE, STOCKTON, AND TIFFIN.
Area Description: 
Bourbon, KS; Cherokee, KS; Crawford, KS; Barry, MO; Barton, MO; Cedar, MO; Dade, MO; Jasper, MO; Lawrence, MO; McDonald, MO; Newton, MO; St. Clair, MO; Vernon, MO
Forcast Office: 
NWS Springfield MO
Sender: 
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov