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Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Issued: 10:30 PM Aug. 6, 2026 – National Weather Service
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 545 PM CDT FOR NORTHWESTERN CHRISTIAN...NORTHEASTERN LAWRENCE AND WESTERN GREENE COUNTIES... At 530 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Republic, moving east at 20 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail. SOURCE...Law enforcement. IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees. Locations impacted include... Republic, Ash Grove, Billings, Brookline, Halltown, Chesapeake, and Bois D'arc. This includes Interstate 44 between mile markers 49 and 69. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. Torrential rainfall is occurring with this storm, and may lead to flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways. && HAIL THREAT...OBSERVED; MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN; WIND THREAT...OBSERVED; MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH
Flood Advisory
Issued: 9:17 PM Aug. 6, 2026 – National Weather Service
...FLOOD ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT THIS EVENING... * WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is expected. * WHERE...A portion of southwest Missouri, including the following counties, Greene and Webster. * WHEN...Until 1000 PM CDT. * IMPACTS...Minor flooding in low-lying and poor drainage areas. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 414 PM CDT, Doppler radar indicated heavy rain due to thunderstorms. Minor flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly in the advisory area. Between 1 and 2 inches of rain have fallen with rain from 1 to 1.75 inches being recorded within 15 to 20 minutes in some locations. - This includes the following low water crossings... Wilson Creek at Farm Road 156, Givins Branch at Highway W, Panther Creek at Highway B, Niangua River at Highway Y, Pomme De Terre River at Greenwood Road, Wilson's Creek at Farm Road 150 and Wilson Creek at Farm Road 146. - Some locations that will experience flooding include... Springfield, Marshfield, Strafford, Willard, Fair Grove, Niangua, Brookline, Bassville, Northview, Elkland and Glidewell. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Many flood deaths occur in vehicles. &&
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