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Tornado Warning 13, NWS Springfield, MO

April 4, 2026Christian County, Webster County, Missouri

NWS Springfield, MO issued this tornado warning at Apr 4, 2026, 1:55 AM CDT for Christian County, Webster County, Missouri. It was in force for 20 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued: Apr 4, 2026, 1:55 AM CDT (06:55 UTC)
Expired: Apr 4, 2026, 2:15 AM CDT
In force: 20 min
Issued by: NWS Springfield, MO
Area: Storm-based polygon
Tornado: Radar indicated
Hail: 0.75 in

Counties Christian County, MO, Webster County, MO

The radar

The Springfield radar (KSGF), 43 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 06:59 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 watch it was issued in

The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.

Issued	Product	Office	Lasted
Apr 3, 9:43 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	7 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Springfield, MO (KSGF), launched 00:00Z, 6.9 hours before the alert went out and 77 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: 434 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -18 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 1406 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 32 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 151 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 265 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.1
Supercell composite: 3.9

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

221 
WFUS53 KSGF 040655
TORSGF
MOC043-225-040715-
/O.NEW.KSGF.TO.W.0013.260404T0655Z-260404T0715Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Springfield MO
155 AM CDT Sat Apr 4 2026

The National Weather Service in Springfield has issued a

* Tornado Warning for...
  South central Webster County in southwestern Missouri...
  Northeastern Christian County in southwestern Missouri...

* Until 215 AM CDT.

* At 154 AM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
  was located near Rogersville, or 11 miles east of Ozark, moving
  northeast at 30 mph.

  HAZARD...Tornado.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.

  IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without 
           shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. 
           Damage to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur.  Tree 
           damage is likely.

* Locations impacted include...
  Fordland.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest
floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a
mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter
and protect yourself from flying debris.

&&

LAT...LON 3706 9307 3718 9292 3707 9283 3707 9290
      3706 9290 3703 9304
TIME...MOT...LOC 0654Z 238DEG 28KT 3707 9301 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN

$$

Nelson

2 follow-up statements

603 
WWUS53 KSGF 040704
SVSSGF

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Springfield MO
204 AM CDT Sat Apr 4 2026

MOC043-040713-
/O.CAN.KSGF.TO.W.0013.000000T0000Z-260404T0715Z/
Christian MO-
204 AM CDT Sat Apr 4 2026

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN CHRISTIAN COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...

The tornadic thunderstorm which prompted the warning has moved out 
of the warned area. Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 500 AM CDT for
southwestern Missouri.

&&

LAT...LON 3708 9290 3709 9303 3718 9292 3707 9283
      3707 9290
TIME...MOT...LOC 0703Z 238DEG 28KT 3711 9293 

$$

MOC225-040715-
/O.CON.KSGF.TO.W.0013.000000T0000Z-260404T0715Z/
Webster MO-
204 AM CDT Sat Apr 4 2026

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 215 AM CDT FOR SOUTH
CENTRAL WEBSTER COUNTY...

At 203 AM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located near Fordland, or 15 miles southeast of Strafford, moving
northeast at 30 mph.

HAZARD...Tornado.

SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.

IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without 
         shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage 
         to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur.  Tree damage is 
         likely.

Locations impacted include...
Fordland.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest
floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a
mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter
and protect yourself from flying debris.

&&

LAT...LON 3708 9290 3709 9303 3718 9292 3707 9283
      3707 9290
TIME...MOT...LOC 0703Z 238DEG 28KT 3711 9293 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN

$$

Nelson

692 
WWUS53 KSGF 040708
SVSSGF

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Springfield MO
208 AM CDT Sat Apr 4 2026

MOC225-040718-
/O.EXP.KSGF.TO.W.0013.000000T0000Z-260404T0715Z/
Webster MO-
208 AM CDT Sat Apr 4 2026

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTH CENTRAL WEBSTER COUNTY WILL EXPIRE
AT 215 AM CDT...

The storm which prompted the warning has weakened below severe
limits, and no longer appears capable of producing a tornado.
Therefore, the warning will be allowed to expire.

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 500 AM CDT for
southwestern Missouri.

&&

LAT...LON 3708 9290 3709 9303 3718 9292 3707 9283
      3707 9290
TIME...MOT...LOC 0708Z 238DEG 28KT 3713 9290 

$$

Nelson

The office that day

Everything else NWS Springfield, MO issued on the same UTC day.

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Apr 3, 9:12 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SGF	Barton, Vernon	48 min
Apr 3, 9:18 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	SGF	McDonald	27 min
Apr 3, 9:28 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SGF	Barton, Jasper	47 min
Apr 3, 9:43 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	SGF	Vernon	32 min
Apr 3, 9:45 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	SGF	Newton	30 min
Apr 3, 10:02 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	SGF	Jasper	28 min
Apr 3, 10:05 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	SGF	Barton	25 min
Apr 3, 10:09 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	SGF	Cedar, St. Clair	36 min
Apr 3, 10:28 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	SGF	Barton, Dade, Jasper	32 min
Apr 3, 10:33 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	SGF	Benton, Hickory, St. Clair	42 min
Apr 3, 11:02 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	SGF	Benton	28 min
Apr 3, 11:17 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SGF	Jasper, Newton	43 min
Apr 3, 11:23 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	SGF	Cedar, St. Clair, Vernon	6 hr
Apr 3, 11:45 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	SGF	McDonald	45 min
Apr 3, 11:49 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SGF	Jasper, Lawrence, Newton	41 min
Apr 4, 12:48 AM CDT	Tornado Warning	SGF	Greene, Lawrence	11 min
Apr 4, 1:51 PM CDT	Frost Advisory	SGF	Barton, Benton, Camden, Cedar, Christian, Dade and 22 more	19 hr

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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.