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Special Weather Statement
Issued: 3:28 AM Apr. 4, 2026 – National Weather Service
...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT EASTERN BARTON...SOUTHERN CEDAR...NORTHERN LAWRENCE...JASPER AND DADE COUNTIES THROUGH 1100 PM CDT... At 1028 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from 6 miles east of Sheldon to 6 miles northwest of Golden City to 7 miles north of Sarcoxie. Movement was east at 45 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph and pea 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, Webb City, Stockton Lake, Stockton State Park, Carl Junction, Lamar, Oronogo, Carterville, Greenfield, Lockwood, Jasper, Golden City, Miller, Airport Drive, Alba, Purcell, Everton, Carytown, and Fidelity. This includes Interstate 44 between mile markers 19 and 23. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 500 AM CDT for southeastern Kansas...and southwestern Missouri. && MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN; MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH
Severe Thunderstorm Watch
Issued: 2:44 AM Apr. 4, 2026 – National Weather Service
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 95 UNTIL 5 AM CDT SATURDAY WHICH REPLACES A PORTION OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 93. THE NEW WATCH IS VALID FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS IN KANSAS THE NEW WATCH INCLUDES 1 COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST KANSAS CHEROKEE IN MISSOURI THE NEW WATCH INCLUDES 9 COUNTIES IN CENTRAL MISSOURI HICKORY IN SOUTHWEST MISSOURI BARTON CEDAR DADE JASPER MCDONALD NEWTON IN WEST CENTRAL MISSOURI ST. CLAIR VERNON THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF ANDERSON, APPLETON CITY, ARNICA, BAXTER SPRINGS, CAPLINGER MILLS, CARTHAGE, CEDAR SPRINGS, COLUMBUS, CROSS TIMBERS, EL DORADO SPRINGS, FILLEY, GOODMAN, GREENFIELD, HERMITAGE, JOHNSON CITY, JOPLIN, KENOMA, LAMAR, LOCKWOOD, LOWELL, MEINERT, NEOSHO, NEUTRAL, NEVADA, NOEL, PINEVILLE, PITTSBURG, QUINCY, RIVERTON, ROCKY COMFORT, SHERWIN, SOUTH WEST CITY, STIPPVILLE, STOCKTON, TIFFIN, WEAUBLEAU, AND WHEATLAND.
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