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Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Issued: 4:49 AM Apr. 4, 2026 – National Weather Service
The National Weather Service in Springfield has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Northeastern Newton County in southwestern Missouri... Western Lawrence County in southwestern Missouri... Southeastern Jasper County in southwestern Missouri... * Until 1230 AM CDT. * At 1149 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near Carterville to near Diamond to Granby, moving northeast at 40 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and nickel size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees. * Locations impacted include... Carthage, Monett, Mount Vernon, Sarcoxie, Pierce City, Miller, Verona, Stotts City, Freistatt, Wentworth, Avilla, La Russell, Reeds, Ritchey, Hoberg, and Red Oak. This includes Interstate 44 between mile markers 23 and 47. 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...0.88 IN; WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED; MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Issued: 4:41 AM Apr. 4, 2026 – National Weather Service
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CDT FOR NORTHERN NEWTON AND SOUTHWESTERN JASPER COUNTIES... At 1141 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from Duenweg to near Diamond to near Neosho, moving east at 40 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and half dollar size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees. Locations impacted include... Joplin, Carthage, Neosho, Webb City, Galena, Granby, Carterville, Duquesne, Duenweg, Diamond, Leawood, Silver Creek, Shoal Creek Drive, Saginaw, Fidelity, Redings Mill, Grand Falls Plaza, Shoal Creek Estates, Ritchey, and Dennis Acres. This includes Interstate 44 between mile markers 4 and 26. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Remain alert for a possible tornado! Tornadoes can develop quickly from severe thunderstorms. If you spot a tornado go at once into the basement or small central room in a sturdy structure. For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. && TORNADO...POSSIBLE; HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED; MAX HAIL SIZE...1.25 IN; WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED; MAX WIND GUST...60 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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