TORNADO WARNING
TORNADO WARNING ISSUED APRIL 17 AT 7:24PM CDT UNTIL APRIL 17 AT 8:00PM CDT
Effective: 2026-04-17 19:24:00 Local Time [EXPIRED]
Expires: 2026-04-17 20:00:00 Local Time
Issued by: NWS Springfield MO
Alert Text
AT 723 PM CDT, A SEVERE SQUALL LINE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING BOTHTORNADOES AND EXTENSIVE STRAIGHT LINE WIND DAMAGE WAS LOCATED NEAR WARSAW, MOVING EAST AT 55 MPH.
HAZARD...TORNADO AND QUARTER SIZE HAIL.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION.
IMPACT...FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. DAMAGE TO ROOFS, WINDOWS, AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR. TREE DAMAGE IS LIKELY.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... TRUMAN LAKE, WARSAW, KNOBBY, EDWARDS, LAKEVIEW HEIGHTS, HASTAIN, FRISTOE, ZORA, AND WHITAKERVILLE.
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Target Area
BENTON, MO
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