Missouri Severe Thunderstorm Warning | Effective 05/18/2026 09:56

Headline: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued May 18 at 11:56AM CDT until May 18 at 12:45PM CDT by NWS Springfield MO
Event: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency: 
Immediate
Effective: 
May 18, 2026 - 9:56am
Expires: 
May 18, 2026 - 10:45am
Description: 
SVRSGF The National Weather Service in Springfield has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Central Dallas County in southwestern Missouri... Southeastern Polk County in southwestern Missouri... * Until 1245 PM CDT. * At 1155 AM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Bolivar, moving northeast 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... Bolivar, Buffalo, Polk, Morrisville, Halfway, Louisburg, Windyville, Foose, Goodson, and Pumpkin Center.
Instruction: 
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building.
Area Description: 
Dallas, MO; Polk, MO
Forcast Office: 
NWS Springfield MO
Sender: 
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov