⚠️ Severe Thunderstorm Warning – Christian, MO; Douglas, MO; Ozark, MO; Stone, MO; Taney, MO – Thursday, August 6, 2026

Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued August 6 at 4:42PM CDT until August 6 at 5:45PM CDT by NWS Springfield MO

Details

SVRSGF

The National Weather Service in Springfield has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for…
Western Ozark County in southwestern Missouri…
Western Douglas County in southwestern Missouri…
Taney County in southwestern Missouri…
Christian County in southwestern Missouri…
Eastern Stone County in southwestern Missouri…

* Until 545 PM CDT.

* At 441 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from 11 miles west of Ava to 8 miles north of Taneyville
to 6 miles northeast of Reeds Spring, moving south at 20 mph.

HAZARD…60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.

SOURCE…Trained weather spotters.

IMPACT…Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage
to roofs, siding, and trees.

* Locations impacted include…
Ozark, Branson, Lake Taneycomo, Bull Shoals Lake, Table Rock Lake,
Table Rock State Park, Shepherd of the Hills State Park, Hollister,
Silver Dollar City, Ava, Kimberling City, Forsyth, Merriam Woods,
Sparta, Kissee Mills, Reeds Spring, Highlandville, Rockaway Beach,
Bull Creek, and Indian Point.

Instructions

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.

If on or near Table Rock Lake or Bull Shoals 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.

Torrential rainfall is occurring with these storms, and may lead to
flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.

This alert was automatically posted by SkyGuard, MWSC’s severe weather alerting system. Source: National Weather Service.