Missouri Severe Thunderstorm Warning | Effective 05/08/2026 16:17

Headline: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued May 8 at 6:17PM CDT until May 8 at 6:45PM CDT by NWS Springfield MO
Event: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency: 
Immediate
Effective: 
May 8, 2026 - 4:17pm
Expires: 
May 8, 2026 - 4:45pm
Description: 
At 616 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 7 miles west of Lowry City, or 16 miles south of Clinton, moving east at 30 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... Truman Lake, Osceola, Lowry City, Harper, Iconium, and Johnson City.
Instruction: 
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. If on or near Truman Lake, get away from the water and move indoors or inside a vehicle. Remember, lightning can strike out to 15 miles from the parent thunderstorm. If you can hear thunder, you are close enough to be struck by lightning. Move to safe shelter now! Do not be caught on the water in a thunderstorm.
Area Description: 
St. Clair, MO
Forcast Office: 
NWS Springfield MO
Sender: 
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov