Missouri Severe Thunderstorm Warning | Effective 04/26/2026 16:49

Headline: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued April 26 at 6:49PM CDT until April 26 at 7:30PM CDT by NWS Springfield MO
Event: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency: 
Immediate
Effective: 
April 26, 2026 - 4:49pm
Expires: 
April 26, 2026 - 5:30pm
Description: 
SVRSGF The National Weather Service in Springfield has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Northern Hickory County in central Missouri... Benton County in central Missouri... Northeastern St. Clair County in west central Missouri... * Until 730 PM CDT. * At 649 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from Windsor to 9 miles west of Warsaw to near Osceola, moving east at 40 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... Truman Lake, Truman State Park, Warsaw, Lincoln, Cole Camp, Osceola, Hermitage, Wheatland, Preston, Cross Timbers, Ionia, Vista, Gerster, Palo Pinto, Quincy, Lakeview Heights, Crockerville, Fristoe, Knobby, and Racket.
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. A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 1100 PM CDT for central and west central Missouri.
Area Description: 
Benton, MO; Hickory, MO; St. Clair, MO
Forcast Office: 
NWS Springfield MO