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Frost Advisory 1, NWS Springfield, MO

April 4, 202628 counties in Missouri; Bourbon County, Cherokee County, Crawford County, Kansas

NWS Springfield, MO issued this frost advisory at Apr 4, 2026, 1:51 PM CDT for 28 counties in Missouri; Bourbon County, Cherokee County, Crawford County, Kansas. It took effect at Apr 5, 2026, 3:00 AM CDT. It was in force for 6 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Apr 4, 2026, 1:51 PM CDT (18:51 UTC)
In effect from: Apr 5, 2026, 3:00 AM CDT
Expired: Apr 5, 2026, 9:00 AM CDT
In force: 6 hr
Issued by: NWS Springfield, MO

All 31 counties

Bourbon County, KS, Cherokee County, KS, Crawford County, KS, Barton County, MO, Benton County, MO, Camden County, MO, Cedar County, MO, Christian County, MO, Dade County, MO, Dallas County, MO, Dent County, MO, Douglas County, MO, Greene County, MO, Hickory County, MO, Howell County, MO, Jasper County, MO, Laclede County, MO, Lawrence County, MO, Maries County, MO, Miller County, MO, Morgan County, MO, Newton County, MO, Ozark County, MO, Phelps County, MO, Polk County, MO, Pulaski County, MO, St. Clair County, MO, Texas County, MO, Vernon County, MO, Webster County, MO, Wright County, MO

The radar

The Springfield radar (KSGF), 39 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:53 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this frost advisory went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Springfield, MO wrote its last area forecast discussion before this frost advisory went out at Apr 4, 12:13 PM CDT, 1 hour 38 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 4, 12:13 PM CDT, 1 hour 38 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 4, 3:55 AM CDT, 9 hours 56 minutes before

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The office that day

Everything else NWS Springfield, MO issued on the same UTC day.

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Apr 3, 9:12 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SGF	Barton, Vernon	48 min
Apr 3, 9:18 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	SGF	McDonald	27 min
Apr 3, 9:28 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SGF	Barton, Jasper	47 min
Apr 3, 9:43 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	SGF	Vernon	32 min
Apr 3, 9:45 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	SGF	Newton	30 min
Apr 3, 10:02 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	SGF	Jasper	28 min
Apr 3, 10:05 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	SGF	Barton	25 min
Apr 3, 10:09 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	SGF	Cedar, St. Clair	36 min
Apr 3, 10:28 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	SGF	Barton, Dade, Jasper	32 min
Apr 3, 10:33 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	SGF	Benton, Hickory, St. Clair	42 min
Apr 3, 11:02 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	SGF	Benton	28 min
Apr 3, 11:17 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SGF	Jasper, Newton	43 min
Apr 3, 11:23 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	SGF	Cedar, St. Clair, Vernon	6 hr
Apr 3, 11:45 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	SGF	McDonald	45 min
Apr 3, 11:49 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SGF	Jasper, Lawrence, Newton	41 min
Apr 4, 12:48 AM CDT	Tornado Warning	SGF	Greene, Lawrence	11 min
Apr 4, 1:55 AM CDT	Tornado Warning	SGF	Christian, Webster	20 min
Apr 3, 8:35 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	SGF	Bourbon, Crawford	25 min
Apr 3, 8:59 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	SGF	Bourbon, Crawford	31 min
Apr 3, 9:20 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	SGF	Cherokee	25 min

Nearby

Frost Advisories in Missouri, 2026 Frost Advisories in Kansas, 2026 Every frost advisory in 2026

Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.