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Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Issued: 2:47 AM Apr. 4, 2026 – National Weather Service
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1015 PM CDT FOR NORTHEASTERN CHEROKEE...SOUTHEASTERN CRAWFORD...SOUTHWESTERN BARTON AND NORTHWESTERN JASPER COUNTIES... At 946 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near Cherokee to near Weir to 8 miles east of Scammon to near Columbus, moving east at 50 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees. Locations impacted include... Pittsburg, Carl Junction, Frontenac, Columbus, Cherokee, Weir, Scammon, Chicopee, Nashville, Mindenmines, Asbury, Waco, Roseland, Opolis, Lawton, Carona, Skidmore, Crestline, and Stippville. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. && HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED; MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN; WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED; MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH
Special Weather Statement
Issued: 2:45 AM Apr. 4, 2026 – National Weather Service
...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT NEWTON...NORTHWESTERN MCDONALD AND SOUTH CENTRAL JASPER COUNTIES THROUGH 1015 PM CDT... At 944 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from Galena to near Saginaw to near Neosho to near Goodman. Movement was east at 35 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... Southern Joplin, Carthage, Neosho, Granby, Duquesne, Goodman, Duenweg, Diamond, Loma Linda, Leawood, Silver Creek, Shoal Creek Drive, Saginaw, Fidelity, Newtonia, Redings Mill, Stark City, Grand Falls Plaza, Shoal Creek Estates, and Ritchey. This includes Interstate 44 between mile markers 0 and 25. 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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