Missouri Severe Thunderstorm Warning | Effective 04/15/2026 16:52

Headline: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued April 15 at 6:52PM CDT until April 15 at 7:30PM CDT by NWS Springfield MO
Event: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency: 
Immediate
Effective: 
April 15, 2026 - 4:52pm
Expires: 
April 15, 2026 - 5:30pm
Description: 
SVRSGF The National Weather Service in Springfield has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Southern Benton County in central Missouri... Northeastern St. Clair County in west central Missouri... * Until 730 PM CDT. * At 652 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 7 miles northeast of Osceola, or 14 miles southwest of Warsaw, moving northeast at 35 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees. * Locations impacted include... Truman Lake, Truman State Park, Warsaw, Edwards, Hastain, Fristoe, Iconium, and Whitakerville.
Instruction: 
Remain alert for a possible tornado! Tornadoes can develop quickly from severe thunderstorms. If you spot a tornado go at once into the basement or small central room in a sturdy structure. 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 central and west central Missouri. A Tornado Watch also remains in effect until midnight CDT for central Missouri.
Area Description: 
Benton, MO; St. Clair, MO
Forcast Office: 
NWS Springfield MO
Sender: 
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov