Missouri Severe Thunderstorm Warning - Severe | Effective 05/30/2026 18:40

Headline: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued May 30 at 8:40PM CDT until May 30 at 9:15PM CDT by NWS Springfield MO
Event: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency: 
Immediate
Effective: 
May 30, 2026 - 6:40pm
Expires: 
May 30, 2026 - 7:15pm
Description: 
At 839 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from 12 miles southeast of Sparta to 10 miles east of Taneyville to 7 miles northeast of Omaha, moving east at 30 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and penny size hail. SOURCE...Law enforcement. IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees. Locations impacted include... Bull Shoals Lake, Theodosia, Wasola, Sundown, Noble, Brownbranch, Protem, Thornfield, Rueter, Rome, Squires, Bradleyville, Long Run, and Isabella.
Instruction: 
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. If on or near Bull Shoals 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: 
Douglas, MO; Ozark, MO; Taney, MO
Forcast Office: 
NWS Springfield MO
Sender: 
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov