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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 159, NWS Springfield, MO

April 27, 2026Dallas County, Polk County, Missouri

NWS Springfield, MO issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Apr 27, 2026, 4:53 PM CDT for Dallas County, Polk County, Missouri. It was in force for 52 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

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Issued: Apr 27, 2026, 4:53 PM CDT (21:53 UTC)
Expired: Apr 27, 2026, 5:45 PM CDT
In force: 52 min
Issued by: NWS Springfield, MO
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 1.25 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

Counties Dallas County, MO, Polk County, MO

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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
Apr 27, 12:50 PM CDT	Tornado Watch	SPC	9 hr

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, 2:44 PM CDT, 2 hours 9 minutes earlier. Its key messages:

Severe thunderstorm redevelopment this afternoon and evening, with a greater risk of all severe weather hazards east of Highway 63. Large hail to the size of baseballs, damaging winds to 70 mph, and tornadoes are all possible.
Slight (2 of 5) Risk for severe thunderstorms Tuesday afternoon in far south-central Missouri. Large hail is the main hazard with a secondary damaging wind risk.
Localized flooding may occur with any training storms through Tuesday. A corridor of slightly higher flooding potential could develop along and north of Highway 54 tonight into Monday.
Mostly dry with cooler than average temperatures Wednesday and onward.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 27, 2:44 PM CDT, 2 hours 9 minutes before

Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Springfield MO
244 PM CDT Mon Apr 27 2026

.KEY MESSAGES...

- Severe thunderstorm redevelopment this afternoon and evening,
  with a greater risk of all severe weather hazards east of
  Highway 63. Large hail to the size of baseballs, damaging
  winds to 70 mph, and tornadoes are all possible.

- Slight (2 of 5) Risk for severe thunderstorms Tuesday
  afternoon in far south-central Missouri. Large hail is the
  main hazard with a secondary damaging wind risk.

- Localized flooding may occur with any training storms through
  Tuesday. A corridor of slightly higher flooding potential
  could develop along and north of Highway 54 tonight into
  Monday.

- Mostly dry with cooler than average temperatures Wednesday
  and onward.

&&

.SHORT TERM /THROUGH TUESDAY/...
Issued at 214 PM CDT Mon Apr 27 2026

Satellite and radar imagery this afternoon indicates a rapidly
destabilizing environment ahead of an approaching mid-level
shortwave feature and cold front. Agitated cumulus fields have
begun to develop. The 12z cap has largely eroded, as confirmed
by our 18z sounding, leaving little to no inhibition for robust
storm development as the front pushes into our western counties.

A Tornado Watch remains in effect for the eastern and central
portions of the CWA.

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch has been issued for areas west of
the existing Tornado Watch. Storms in this region are
anticipated to intensify very quickly. Very large hail will be
the primary concern initially with these western storms along
with damaging wind gusts.

Storms will generally track eastward across the Missouri Ozarks
through the remainder of the afternoon and evening hours.
Localized flash flooding will also be a threat particularly if
storms train over the same locations.

This cold front will sweep through the remainder of the CWA this
evening pushing the convective activity and severe threat east
of our area by the mid-to-late evening hours. Behind the front,
skies will rapidly clear from west to east.

Winds will sharply veer toward the north and remain breezy
through the first half of the night before gradually relaxing
and shifting to the northeast by sunrise Tuesday.

&&

.LONG TERM /TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY/...
Issued at 228 AM CDT Mon Apr 27 2026

Tuesday: Behind the mid level shortwave, we remain in
southwesterly flow which will keep the front from making it too
far to the south, possibly stalling over northern AR or southern
MO. Additional convection will be possible Tuesday afternoon and
evening across southern sections of Missouri. A large hail and
damaging wind risk would be the main risks with any severe
storms on Tuesday.

A drier air mass will then move into the area on Wednesday
as the cold front shifts south of the area. This should keep the
remainder of the long term mostly dry with the main qpf
associated with a late week system remaining to our south.

&&

.AVIATION /18Z TAFS THROUGH 18Z TUESDAY/...
Issued at 1236 PM CDT Mon Apr 27 2026

For the 18z TAFs, gusty south-southwest winds will persist this
afternoon ahead of an approaching cold front, with gusts
generally around 25 to 30 kts. Scattered thunderstorms are
expected to develop along and ahead of the front later this
afternoon into the early evening. While VFR weather conditions
will generally prevail, any storms moving directly over the
terminals will bring the potential for brief MVFR/IFR reductions
in ceilings and visibility. In the wake of the front this
evening, convection will push east, VFR weather conditions
return and winds will veer sharply to the north, eventually
becoming northeasterly by sunrise Tuesday.

&&

.SGF WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
KS...None.
MO...None.

&&

SHORT TERM...Parker
LONG TERM...Lindenberg
AVIATION...Parker

Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 27, 3:38 PM CDT, 1 hour 15 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, 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, 4:55 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

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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.