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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 105, NWS Springfield, MO
NWS Springfield, MO issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Apr 24, 2026, 12:47 AM CDT for Jasper County, Lawrence County, Newton County, Missouri. It was in force for 43 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Apr 24, 2026, 12:47 AM CDT (05:47 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 24, 2026, 1:30 AM CDT
- In force
- 43 min
- Issued by
- NWS Springfield, MO
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Possible
- Hail
- 0.88 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Jasper County, MO, Lawrence County, MO, Newton County, MO
The radar
The Springfield radar (KSGF), 71 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 05:51 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The watch it was issued in
The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 8, 8:30 AM CST | Tornado Watch | SPC | 243 days |
| Apr 23, 9:51 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Springfield, MO (KSGF), launched 00:00Z, 5.8 hours before the alert went out and 38 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 383 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -262 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 890 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 38 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 245 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 447 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 1.2
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this severe thunderstorm 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 severe thunderstorm warning went out at Apr 24, 12:18 AM CDT, 29 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Apr 24, 12:18 AM CDT, 29 minutes before
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Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Springfield MO 842 PM CDT Thu Apr 23 2026 KSZ073-097-101-MOZ055>058-066>071-077>083-088>098-101>106-250145- 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- 842 PM CDT Thu Apr 23 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. Slight hail risk. Enhanced thunderstorm wind damage risk. Elevated lightning risk. Limited excessive rainfall risk Limited non thunderstorm wind risk. DISCUSSION... Gusty winds over 30 mph will continue to occur into early this evening in advance of a storm system across the plains. Storms developed across the plains this evening and are expected to form into a line of storms and then move east into the area late this evening into the overnight hours. The main risk will be damaging winds of 60 to 70 mph with the squall line as it moves through overnight. Scattered large hail and a few brief tornadoes will also be possible west of Highway 65 overnight. Heavy rainfall will accompany the storms and may pose a limited localized flooding risk should training of storms occur across the same areas. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday through Wednesday. Thunderstorms will likely be ongoing early Friday morning over south central Missouri. Additional strong thunderstorms will be possible over southern Missouri Friday afternoon. Some strong to severe storms will again be possible late Saturday night into Sunday morning and then again Sunday night. Another round will move through on Monday afternoon and evening and once again bring the potential for severe weather to the area. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation may be needed 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 Hatch
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Apr 23, 11:31 PM CDT, 1 hour 16 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Springfield MO
1131 PM CDT Thu Apr 23 2026
KSZ097-101-MOZ077-088-240515-
Cherokee KS-Crawford KS-Barton MO-Jasper MO-
1131 PM CDT Thu Apr 23 2026
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT NORTHEASTERN CHEROKEE...
SOUTHEASTERN CRAWFORD...SOUTHWESTERN BARTON AND NORTHWESTERN JASPER
COUNTIES THROUGH 1215 AM CDT...
At 1130 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Cherokee, or 7 miles south of Girard, moving east at 30 mph.
HAZARD...Wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph and nickel size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is
possible.
Locations impacted include...
Pittsburg, Prairie State Park, Frontenac, Girard, Arma, Cherokee,
Weir, Mulberry, Scammon, Chicopee, Nashville, Mindenmines, Franklin,
Asbury, West Mineral, Roseland, Burgess, Beulah, Opolis, and
Croweburg.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
This storm may intensify, so be certain to monitor local radio
stations and available television stations for additional information
and possible warnings from the National Weather Service.
A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 400 AM CDT for
southeastern Kansas...and southwestern Missouri.
&&
LAT...LON 3729 9496 3748 9498 3762 9460 3744 9443
3727 9457
TIME...MOT...LOC 0430Z 266DEG 24KT 3740 9488
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.88 IN
MAX WIND GUST...55 MPH
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Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Springfield MO
1157 PM CDT Thu Apr 23 2026
KSZ101-MOZ077-088-093-240530-
Cherokee KS-Barton MO-Jasper MO-Newton MO-
1157 PM CDT Thu Apr 23 2026
...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT EASTERN CHEROKEE...BARTON...
NEWTON AND JASPER COUNTIES THROUGH 1230 AM CDT...
At 1156 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from 6 miles north of Liberal to 7 miles east of
Mindenmines to near Galena to near Wyandotte. Movement was east at 45
mph.
HAZARD...Wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph and penny size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is
possible.
Locations impacted include...
Joplin, Carthage, Neosho, Webb City, Prairie State Park, Carl
Junction, Lamar, Baxter Springs, Galena, Oronogo, Seneca, Granby,
Carterville, Duquesne, Sarcoxie, Duenweg, Jasper, Diamond, Golden
City, and Liberal.
This includes Interstate 44 between mile markers 0 and 31.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
These storms may intensify, so be certain to monitor local radio
stations and available television stations for additional information
and possible warnings from the National Weather Service.
To report severe weather, contact your nearest law enforcement
agency. They will relay your report to the National Weather Service
office in Springfield.
A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 400 AM CDT for
southeastern Kansas...and southwestern Missouri.
&&
LAT...LON 3734 9472 3734 9462 3764 9461 3764 9409
3675 9407 3676 9462 3700 9462 3700 9476
3730 9478
TIME...MOT...LOC 0456Z 260DEG 39KT 3765 9450 3746 9446 3711 9471 3672
9473
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN
MAX WIND GUST...55 MPH
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Everything else NWS Springfield, MO issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 23, 10:37 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | St. Clair, Vernon | 53 min |
| Apr 23, 11:17 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Benton, Hickory, St. Clair | 43 min |
| Apr 23, 11:49 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | SGF | Benton, Morgan | 56 min |
| Apr 23, 11:57 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | SGF | Barton, Jasper, Newton | 33 min |
| Apr 23, 11:59 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Jasper, Newton | 46 min |
| Apr 24, 12:30 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | SGF | Dade, Jasper, Lawrence, Newton | 45 min |
| Apr 24, 1:02 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | SGF | Lawrence | 12 min |
| Apr 24, 1:20 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | SGF | Christian, Greene | 55 min |
| Apr 24, 1:28 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Greene | 14 min |
| Apr 24, 4:34 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Douglas, Howell, Ozark, Texas | 41 min |
| Apr 24, 5:04 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | SGF | Howell | 26 min |
| Apr 24, 5:12 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | SGF | Texas | 33 min |
| Apr 23, 10:23 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Bourbon | 52 min |
| Apr 23, 11:31 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | SGF | Crawford | 44 min |
| Apr 23, 11:35 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Cherokee | 40 min |
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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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.