Missouri Severe Thunderstorm Warning | Effective 04/26/2026 18:34

Headline: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued April 26 at 8:34PM CDT until April 26 at 9:15PM CDT by NWS Springfield MO
Event: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency: 
Immediate
Effective: 
April 26, 2026 - 6:34pm
Expires: 
April 26, 2026 - 7:15pm
Description: 
SVRSGF The National Weather Service in Springfield has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Hickory County in central Missouri... Northern Cedar County in southwestern Missouri... Southwestern Benton County in central Missouri... Northern Polk County in southwestern Missouri... Southeastern St. Clair County in west central Missouri... * Until 915 PM CDT. * At 833 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Weaubleau, or 11 miles west of Hermitage, moving east at 20 mph. HAZARD...Tennis ball size hail and 60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...People and animals outdoors will be injured. Expect hail damage to roofs, siding, windows, and vehicles. Expect wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees. * Locations impacted include... Pomme de Terre Lake, Truman Lake, Pomme De Terre State Park, El Dorado Springs, Pittsburg, Humansville, Osceola, Hermitage, Weaubleau, Wheatland, Preston, Cross Timbers, Collins, Flemington, Roscoe, Vista, Gerster, Quincy, Fristoe, and Arnica.
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 200 AM CDT for central, southwestern and west central Missouri.
Area Description: 
Benton, MO; Cedar, MO; Hickory, MO; Polk, MO; St. Clair, MO
Forcast Office: 
NWS Springfield MO
Sender: 
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov