Missouri Severe Thunderstorm Warning | Effective 04/26/2026 21:51

Headline: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued April 26 at 11:51PM CDT until April 27 at 12:15AM CDT by NWS Springfield MO
Event: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency: 
Immediate
Effective: 
April 26, 2026 - 9:51pm
Expires: 
April 26, 2026 - 10:15pm
Description: 
At 1150 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over St. Robert, or over Waynesville, moving east at 40 mph. THIS IS A DESTRUCTIVE STORM FOR WAYNESVILLE AND FT LEONARD WOOD. HAZARD...Baseball size hail and 60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...People and animals outdoors will be severely injured. Expect shattered windows, extensive damage to roofs, siding, and vehicles. Locations impacted include... Fort Leonard Wood, Waynesville, St. Robert, Richland, Dixon, Crocker, Laquey, Devil's Elbow, Swedeborg, and Ozark Springs. This includes Interstate 44 between mile markers 144 and 168.
Instruction: 
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 200 AM CDT for central, southwestern and east central Missouri. For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. This is a dangerous storm. Prepare immediately for large destructive hail capable of producing significant damage. People outside should move to a shelter, inside a strong building and away from windows.
Area Description: 
Pulaski, MO
Forcast Office: 
NWS Springfield MO