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River Flood Warning 25, NWS Springfield, MO

April 27, 2026St. Clair County, Vernon County, Missouri

NWS Springfield, MO issued this river flood warning at Apr 27, 2026, 3:49 AM CDT for St. Clair County, Vernon County, Missouri. It took effect at Apr 28, 2026, 11:00 PM CDT. It was in force for 4 days.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Apr 27, 2026, 3:49 AM CDT (08:49 UTC)
In effect from: Apr 28, 2026, 11:00 PM CDT
Expired: May 2, 2026, 2:24 PM CDT
In force: 4 days
Issued by: NWS Springfield, MO
Area: Storm-based polygon

Counties St. Clair County, MO, Vernon County, MO

The radar

The Springfield radar (KSGF), 98 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:53 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The river

Written for the forecast point Osage River near Taberville (TBVM7). The gauge peaked at 24.23 ft at May 1, 2026, 5:00 AM CDT.

Action stage: 21 ft
Minor stage: 23 ft
Moderate stage: 34 ft
Major stage: 46 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 06918250, one reading an hour, from a day before the product to a day after it ended. Flood stages are today's.

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this river flood warning 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 river flood warning went out at Apr 27, 2:29 AM CDT, 1 hour 20 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 27, 2:29 AM CDT, 1 hour 20 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 26, 8:07 PM CDT, 7 hours 42 minutes before

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Springfield MO
807 PM CDT Sun Apr 26 2026

KSZ073-097-101-MOZ055>058-066>071-077>083-088>098-101>106-280115-
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-
807 PM CDT Sun Apr 26 2026

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of the Missouri
Ozarks and extreme southeast Kansas.

.DAY ONE...Tonight.

Weather hazards expected...

  Slight tornado risk.
  Enhanced hail risk.
  Enhanced thunderstorm wind damage risk.
  Elevated lightning risk.
  Elevated excessive rainfall risk
  Limited non thunderstorm wind risk.

DISCUSSION...

Thunderstorms have developed from central Missouri to the
southeast into southeastern Kansas/Northeastern Oklahoma this
evening. This activity will continue to move east across the area
this evening into the overnight hours. Large hail up to the size
of baseballs, damaging winds up to 70mph, and a few tornadoes.

Locally heavy rainfall and localized flooding will also be
possible with storms that track across the same locations this
evening and tonight.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Monday through Saturday.

Additional strong to severe thunderstorms are likely Monday. All
modes of severe storms will be possible on Monday. There is the
potential for significant severe weather hazards along and east of
Highway 63 Monday afternoon and evening.

Wind gusts will also increase to 30-35 mph Monday.

A lingering Marginal (1 of 5) Risk for severe storms exists
across portions of south-central Missouri Tuesday afternoon and
evening. The main hazard with these storms is large hail.

Any slow-moving or training storms could result in a localized
flooding risk.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

  Spotter activation will likely be needed across the entire area
  this evening into 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

Wise

In the hours before

Local storm report, Apr 26, 11:59 PM CDT, 3 hours 50 minutes before

Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Springfield MO
1159 PM CDT Sun Apr 26 2026

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

1025 PM     Hail             3 S Lebanon             37.64N 92.67W
04/26/2026  E1.25 Inch       Laclede            MO   Public

&&

EW

Local storm report, Apr 27, 12:06 AM CDT, 3 hours 43 minutes before

Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Springfield MO
1206 AM CDT Mon Apr 27 2026

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0955 AM     Tstm Wnd Dmg     Columbus                37.17N 94.84W
04/26/2026                   Cherokee           KS   Utility Company

            Damaged and broken power poles reported in
            Columbus, KS.

&&

EW

Local storm report, Apr 27, 12:15 AM CDT, 3 hours 34 minutes before

Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Springfield MO
1215 AM CDT Mon Apr 27 2026

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

1030 PM     Flash Flood      Columbus                37.17N 94.84W
04/26/2026                   Cherokee           KS   Fire Dept/Rescue

            Multiple roads reported flooded and
            impassible in the city of Columbus.

&&

EW

Local storm report, Apr 27, 3:05 AM CDT, 44 minutes before

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Local storm report, Apr 27, 3:07 AM CDT, 42 minutes before

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Local storm report, Apr 27, 3:13 AM CDT, 36 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 26, 7:13 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SGF	Cedar, St. Clair, Vernon	62 min
Apr 26, 7:19 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	SGF	Cedar, St. Clair, Vernon	41 min
Apr 26, 7:22 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	SGF	Benton, Camden, Morgan	38 min
Apr 26, 7:27 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Destructive damage threat	SGF	Benton, Camden, Dallas, Hickory, Polk	63 min
Apr 26, 7:30 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	SGF	Cedar, Dade, Greene, Polk	60 min
Apr 26, 7:42 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	SGF	Dade, Greene, Polk	48 min
Apr 26, 7:54 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	SGF	Cedar, Hickory, Polk, St. Clair	51 min
Apr 26, 7:55 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SGF	Camden, Miller, Morgan	50 min
Apr 26, 8:01 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SGF	Cedar, Dade, Polk	29 min
Apr 26, 8:17 PM CDT	River Flood Watch	SGF	Vernon	5 hr
Apr 26, 8:17 PM CDT	River Flood Watch	SGF	St. Clair	8 hr
Apr 26, 8:19 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	SGF	Greene, Polk	41 min
Apr 26, 8:23 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SGF	Camden	52 min
Apr 26, 8:28 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	SGF	Dallas, Polk	47 min
Apr 26, 8:34 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	SGF	Benton, Cedar, Hickory, Polk, St. Clair	41 min
Apr 26, 8:39 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SGF	Maries, Miller	66 min
Apr 26, 8:54 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	SGF	Dallas, Polk, Webster	51 min
Apr 26, 9:06 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	SGF	Dallas, Polk	39 min
Apr 26, 9:12 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	SGF	Dallas, Hickory, Polk	63 min
Apr 26, 9:21 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	SGF	Cedar, Hickory, Polk, St. Clair	6 hr
Apr 26, 9:32 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	SGF	Dallas, Laclede	43 min
Apr 26, 9:37 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SGF	Maries, Phelps	53 min
Apr 26, 9:39 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SGF	St. Clair	66 min
Apr 26, 9:42 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	SGF	St. Clair	48 min
Apr 26, 9:54 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	SGF	Dallas, Laclede	51 min
Apr 26, 10:02 PM CDT	Tornado Warning Tornado observedConsiderable damage threat	SGF	Jasper, Newton	43 min
Apr 26, 10:05 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	SGF	Camden, Dallas, Hickory, Laclede	55 min
Apr 26, 10:07 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	SGF	St. Clair	38 min
Apr 26, 10:30 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Destructive damage threat	SGF	Laclede, Pulaski, Texas	60 min
Apr 26, 10:32 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	SGF	Dallas, Laclede, Polk, Webster	6 hr
Apr 26, 10:34 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SGF	Benton, Hickory, St. Clair	41 min
Apr 26, 10:37 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	SGF	Jasper, Newton	38 min
Apr 26, 10:41 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	SGF	Dade, Jasper, Lawrence, Newton	49 min
Apr 26, 10:46 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	SGF	Dallas	6 hr
Apr 26, 10:48 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	SGF	Benton, Hickory	42 min
Apr 26, 10:51 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	SGF	Camden, Dallas, Laclede, Pulaski	39 min
Apr 26, 11:10 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	SGF	Benton, Camden, Hickory	50 min
Apr 26, 11:12 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	SGF	Laclede	6 hr
Apr 26, 11:20 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	SGF	Jasper, Newton	6 hr
Apr 26, 11:21 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	SGF	Barry, Jasper, Lawrence, Newton	39 min
Apr 26, 11:24 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SGF	Camden, Laclede, Maries, Miller, Pulaski	51 min
Apr 26, 11:35 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SGF	Benton	18 min
Apr 26, 11:44 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	SGF	Camden, Dallas, Laclede	46 min
Apr 26, 11:53 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SGF	Barry, Jasper, Lawrence, Newton	52 min
Apr 27, 12:06 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	SGF	Dent, Phelps, Pulaski	39 min
Apr 27, 12:23 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	SGF	Camden, Maries, Miller, Phelps, Pulaski	52 min
Apr 27, 12:35 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SGF	Barry, Christian, Lawrence, Stone, Taney	40 min
Apr 27, 12:40 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	SGF	Camden, Dallas, Laclede, Maries, Miller, Pulaski	5 hr
Apr 27, 12:40 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SGF	Dent, Maries, Phelps	50 min
Apr 27, 12:43 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	SGF	Camden, Maries, Phelps, Pulaski	6 hr
Apr 27, 1:08 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SGF	Christian, Stone, Taney	16 min
Apr 27, 1:20 AM CDT	Tornado Warning	SGF	Dent, Phelps	40 min
Apr 27, 1:42 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	SGF	Vernon	3 days
Apr 27, 2:52 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SGF	Phelps	38 min
Apr 27, 9:53 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	SGF	Benton, Morgan	37 min
Apr 27, 10:50 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	SGF	Morgan	3 hr
Apr 27, 3:15 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	SGF	Benton	45 min
Apr 27, 3:38 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	SGF	Morgan	22 min
Apr 27, 3:48 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	SGF	Benton	27 min
Apr 27, 4:06 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	SGF	Jasper, Lawrence, Newton	54 min
Apr 27, 4:10 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	SGF	Hickory	50 min
Apr 27, 4:14 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SGF	Benton, Hickory	32 min
Apr 27, 4:18 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	SGF	Jasper, Lawrence, Newton	28 min
Apr 27, 4:19 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SGF	Morgan	26 min
Apr 27, 4:40 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	SGF	Christian, Greene, Lawrence	50 min
Apr 27, 4:45 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	SGF	Morgan	45 min
Apr 27, 4:53 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SGF	Dallas, Polk	52 min
Apr 27, 4:55 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SGF	Greene, Polk	24 min
Apr 27, 4:57 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	SGF	Barry, Christian, Lawrence, Stone	48 min
Apr 27, 5:00 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SGF	Miller, Morgan	30 min
Apr 27, 5:06 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	SGF	McDonald	39 min
Apr 27, 5:10 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SGF	Barry, McDonald	35 min
Apr 27, 5:14 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SGF	Dallas, Laclede	61 min
Apr 27, 5:15 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SGF	Miller	19 min
Apr 27, 5:19 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	SGF	Christian, Douglas, Greene, Webster, Wright	56 min
Apr 27, 5:23 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SGF	Barry, Stone	37 min
Apr 27, 5:30 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SGF	Christian, Greene	32 min
Apr 27, 5:36 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	SGF	Camden, Laclede, Miller, Pulaski	39 min
Apr 27, 5:43 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	SGF	Laclede, Pulaski	47 min
Apr 27, 5:54 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	SGF	Stone	51 min

Nearby

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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; the gauge from the NWS water service and the USGS.