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Special Weather Statement, NWS Springfield, MO
NWS Springfield, MO issued this special weather statement at Nov 20, 2025, 3:13 AM CST for Polk County, Missouri. It was in force for 47 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
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The facts
- Issued
- Nov 20, 2025, 3:13 AM CST (09:13 UTC)
- Expired
- Nov 20, 2025, 4:00 AM CST
- In force
- 47 min
- Issued by
- NWS Springfield, MO
- Hail
- 0.88 in
- Wind
- 30
County Polk County, MO
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NWS Springfield, MO wrote its last area forecast discussion before this special weather statement went out at Nov 20, 12:13 AM CST, 3 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Nov 20, 12:13 AM CST, 3 hours before
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Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Springfield MO 746 PM CST Wed Nov 19 2025 KSZ073-097-101-MOZ055>058-066>071-077>083-088>098-101>106-210200- Bourbon-Crawford-Cherokee-Benton-Morgan-Miller-Maries-Vernon- St. Clair-Hickory-Camden-Pulaski-Phelps-Barton-Cedar-Polk-Dallas- Laclede-Texas-Dent-Jasper-Dade-Greene-Webster-Wright-Newton- Lawrence-Christian-Douglas-Howell-Shannon-McDonald-Barry-Stone- Taney-Ozark-Oregon- 746 PM CST Wed Nov 19 2025 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of the Missouri Ozarks and extreme southeast Kansas. .DAY ONE...Tonight. Weather hazards expected... Marginal hail risk. Elevated lightning risk. DISCUSSION... Late tonight into Thursday morning, strong to marginally severe thunderstorms will be posible. Any thunderstorm will be capable of producing small hail, with a 5 percent chance for some storms to produce hail up to the size of quarters. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Thursday through Tuesday. Widespread moderate to heavy rain will occur from early Thursday morning through Friday as multiple showers and thunderstorms move across the area. Localized flooding may be possible for locations that receive multiple rounds of heavy rain. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation will not be needed through tonight. && More detailed information can be accessed at: http://www.weather.gov/sgf/dsspacket This product in graphical format...along with other weather... hydrological and climate information...at http://www.weather.gov/sgf Didio
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Nov 19, 11:22 PM CST, 3 hours 51 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Springfield MO
1122 PM CST Wed Nov 19 2025
MOZ102-200545-
Barry MO-
1122 PM CST Wed Nov 19 2025
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT EAST CENTRAL BARRY COUNTY
THROUGH 1145 PM CST...
At 1121 PM CST, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 11
miles east of Cassville, moving northeast at 20 mph.
HAZARD...Penny size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible.
This storm will remain over mainly rural areas of east central Barry
County.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
&&
LAT...LON 3663 9373 3677 9366 3675 9358 3669 9358
3662 9367
TIME...MOT...LOC 0521Z 222DEG 18KT 3666 9367
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN
MAX WIND GUST...<30 MPH
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Everything else NWS Springfield, MO issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 19, 11:22 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | SGF | Barry | 23 min |
| Nov 20, 1:46 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | SGF | Douglas | 29 min |
| Nov 20, 2:18 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | SGF | Douglas | 42 min |
| Nov 20, 3:05 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | SGF | Texas | 40 min |
| Nov 20, 4:00 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | SGF | Dallas | 30 min |
| Nov 20, 4:48 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | SGF | Wright | 27 min |
| Nov 20, 11:17 AM CST | Dense Fog Advisory | SGF | Barton, Benton, Camden, Cedar, Hickory, Miller and 3 more | 4 hr |
| Nov 20, 12:05 PM CST | Areal Flood Advisory | SGF | Jasper, Newton | 6 hr |
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