Headline:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued June 8 at 7:06AM CDT until June 8 at 7:45AM CDT by NWS Springfield MO
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
June 8, 2026 - 5:06am
Expires:
June 8, 2026 - 5:45am
Description:
At 706 AM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Sparta, or near
Ozark, moving east at 30 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
Locations impacted include...
Ozark, Sparta, Christian Center, Oldfield, Chadwick, Elkhead, Bruner,
Selmore, Keltner, and Garrison.
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.
Continuous cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm.
Move indoors immediately. Lightning is one of nature's leading
killers. Remember, if you can hear thunder, you are close enough to
be struck by lightning.
Torrential rainfall is occurring with this storm, and may lead to
flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.
Area Description:
Christian, MO
Forcast Office:
NWS Springfield MO
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov