Missouri Severe Severe Thunderstorm Warning | Effective 06/17/2026 18:27

Headline: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued June 17 at 8:27PM CDT until June 17 at 8:45PM CDT by NWS Springfield MO
Event: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency: 
Immediate
Effective: 
June 17, 2026 - 6:27pm
Expires: 
June 17, 2026 - 6:45pm
Description: 
At 827 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from 8 miles southwest of Osceola to near El Dorado Springs to near Walker, moving east at 30 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees. Locations impacted include... El Dorado Springs, Walker, Roscoe, Harwood, Cedar Springs, and Tiffin.
Instruction: 
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 1000 PM CDT for southwestern and west central Missouri. For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. If on or near Truman Lake, get away from the water and move indoors or inside a vehicle. Remember, lightning can strike out to 15 miles from the parent thunderstorm. If you can hear thunder, you are close enough to be struck by lightning. Move to safe shelter now! Do not be caught on the water in a thunderstorm.
Area Description: 
Cedar, MO; St. Clair, MO; Vernon, MO
Forcast Office: 
NWS Springfield MO