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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 286, NWS Springfield, MO

June 17, 20264 counties in Missouri

NWS Springfield, MO issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 17, 2026, 7:48 PM CDT for 4 counties in Missouri. It was in force for 42 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: Jun 17, 2026, 7:48 PM CDT (00:48 UTC)
Expired: Jun 17, 2026, 8:30 PM CDT
In force: 42 min
Issued by: NWS Springfield, MO
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 1.25 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

Counties Cedar County, MO, Hickory County, MO, Polk County, MO, St. Clair County, MO

The radar

The Springfield radar (KSGF), 68 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:47 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
Jun 17, 2:36 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	7 hr
Jun 17, 5:23 PM CDT	Tornado Watch	SPC	5 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 Jun 17, 6:55 PM CDT, 53 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 17, 6:55 PM CDT, 53 minutes before

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In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jun 17, 6:30 PM CDT, 1 hour 18 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
Jun 17, 7:58 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SGF	Cedar, St. Clair, Vernon	47 min
Jun 17, 8:25 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SGF	Hickory, Polk	35 min
Jun 17, 8:37 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	SGF	St. Clair, Vernon	6 hr
Jun 17, 8:42 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SGF	Cedar	33 min
Jun 17, 8:49 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SGF	Dallas	41 min
Jun 17, 9:22 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	SGF	Laclede	38 min
Jun 17, 10:29 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	SGF	Polk	31 min
Jun 18, 1:26 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	SGF	Cedar, St. Clair	6 hr
Jun 18, 2:43 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	SGF	Cedar, Polk	5 hr
Jun 18, 3:25 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	SGF	Polk	6 hr
Jun 18, 4:05 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	SGF	Cedar	11 hr
Jun 18, 4:14 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	SGF	Dallas, Greene, Polk, Webster	5 hr
Jun 18, 12:48 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	SGF	Bourbon, Crawford	6 hr
Jun 18, 12:50 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	SGF	Crawford	25 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.