Missouri Severe Thunderstorm Watch | Effective 04/17/2026 18:46

Headline: 
Severe Thunderstorm Watch issued April 17 at 8:46PM CDT until April 18 at 2:00AM CDT by NWS Springfield MO
Event: 
Severe Thunderstorm Watch
Urgency: 
Future
Effective: 
April 17, 2026 - 6:46pm
Expires: 
April 18, 2026 - 12:00am
Description: 
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 132 IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM CDT SATURDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS IN MISSOURI THIS WATCH INCLUDES 19 COUNTIES IN CENTRAL MISSOURI PULASKI IN EAST CENTRAL MISSOURI PHELPS IN SOUTH CENTRAL MISSOURI DENT TEXAS IN SOUTHWEST MISSOURI BARRY CHRISTIAN DADE DALLAS DOUGLAS GREENE JASPER LACLEDE LAWRENCE MCDONALD NEWTON POLK STONE WEBSTER WRIGHT THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF ANDERSON, AURORA, AVA, BANGERT, BENDAVIS, BOLIVAR, BUFFALO, CARTHAGE, CASSVILLE, CHARITY, CHRISTIAN CENTER, CRANE, DARIEN, DAWSON, DOGWOOD, DUNCAN, ELSEY, FOOSE, FORT LEONARD WOOD, GLADDEN, GOODHOPE, GOODMAN, GRAFF, GREENFIELD, HOWES, HUGGINS, INDIAN POINT, JADWIN, JOPLIN, KIMBERLING CITY, LAKE SPRING, LAQUEY, LEBANON, LOCKWOOD, LYNCHBURG, MADRY, MANSFIELD, MARCH, MARIONVILLE, MARSHFIELD, MEINERT, MONETT, MOUNT VERNON, MOUNTAIN GROVE, NEOSHO, NIXA, NOEL, NORTHVIEW, NORTHWYE, OLIVE, OZARK, PINEVILLE, PLAD, PLATO, ROBY, ROCKY COMFORT, ROGERSVILLE, ROLLA, ROME, SALEM, SELMORE, SEYMOUR, SILVER DOLLAR CITY, SOUTH WEST CITY, SPRINGFIELD, SQUIRES, VANZANT, WAYNESVILLE, AND WINDYVILLE.
Area Description: 
Barry, MO; Christian, MO; Dade, MO; Dallas, MO; Dent, MO; Douglas, MO; Greene, MO; Jasper, MO; Laclede, MO; Lawrence, MO; McDonald, MO; Newton, MO; Phelps, MO; Polk, MO; Pulaski, MO; Stone, MO; Texas, MO; Webster, MO; Wright, MO
Forcast Office: 
NWS Springfield MO
Sender: 
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov