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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 150, NWS Springfield, MO

April 27, 2026Phelps County, Missouri

NWS Springfield, MO issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Apr 27, 2026, 2:52 AM CDT for Phelps County, Missouri. It was in force for 38 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 27, 2026, 2:52 AM CDT (07:52 UTC)
Expired: Apr 27, 2026, 3:30 AM CDT
In force: 38 min
Issued by: NWS Springfield, MO
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 1.0 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

County Phelps County, MO

The radar

The St Louis radar (KLSX), 133 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 07:55 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

Open the radar archive at this moment

The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

The nearest sounding before it

Springfield, MO (KSGF), launched 00:00Z, 7.9 hours before the alert went out and 208 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.

Skew-T log-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.

Mixed-layer CAPE: 1115 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -60 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 1306 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 52 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 128 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 227 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.8
Supercell composite: 7.1

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

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 27, 2:29 AM CDT, 23 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 27, 2:29 AM CDT, 23 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 26, 8:07 PM CDT, 6 hours 45 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, 11:51 PM CDT, 3 hours 1 minute before

Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Springfield MO
1151 PM CDT Sun Apr 26 2026

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

1149 PM     Flash Flood      2 NNW Iron Gates        37.09N 94.57W
04/26/2026                   Jasper             MO   Fire Dept/Rescue

            Black Cat Road between Belle Center Road and
            7th St was reported to be impassible due to
            water over the road.

&&

EW

Local storm report, Apr 26, 11:52 PM CDT, 3 hours before

Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Springfield MO
1152 PM CDT Sun Apr 26 2026

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

1130 PM     Flash Flood      1 SSE Joplin            37.07N 94.51W
04/26/2026                   Jasper             MO   Emergency Mngr

            Multiple roads were reported to be flooded
            in the city of Joplin.

&&

EW

Local storm report, Apr 26, 11:55 PM CDT, 2 hours 57 minutes before

Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Springfield MO
1155 PM CDT Sun Apr 26 2026

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

1108 PM     Tstm Wnd Dmg     Diamond                 37.00N 94.32W
04/26/2026                   Newton             MO   Amateur Radio

            Tree was downed.

&&

EW

Local storm report, Apr 26, 11:59 PM CDT, 2 hours 53 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, 2 hours 46 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, 2 hours 37 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

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, 3:49 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	SGF	St. Clair, Vernon	5 days
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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.