Missouri Special Weather Statement | Effective 04/23/2026 20:21

Headline: 
Special Weather Statement issued April 23 at 10:21PM CDT by NWS Kansas City/Pleasant Hill MO
Event: 
Special Weather Statement
Urgency: 
Expected
Effective: 
April 23, 2026 - 8:21pm
Expires: 
April 23, 2026 - 8:45pm
Description: 
At 1021 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Wheeling to Hale to near Bosworth. Movement was east at 50 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph and pea size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. Locations impacted include... Brookfield, Marceline, Brunswick, Keytesville, Meadville, Hale, Laclede, Linneus, Wheeling, Purdin, Mendon, De Witt, Sumner, Rothville, Triplett, and Saint Catherine.
Instruction: 
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until midnight CDT for central and north central Missouri.
Area Description: 
Livingston; Linn; Carroll; Chariton
Forcast Office: 
NWS Kansas City/Pleasant Hill MO
Sender: 
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov