August 6, 2026

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

Event Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Severity Severe
Urgency Immediate
Certainty Observed
Area Douglas, MO; Howell, MO; Ozark, MO; Taney, MO
Effective 8/6/2026, 5:37:00 PM CDT
Expires 8/6/2026, 6:30:00 PM CDT

Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued August 6 at 5:37PM CDT until August 6 at 6:30PM CDT by NWS Springfield MO

Details

SVRSGF

The National Weather Service in Springfield has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for…
Ozark County in southwestern Missouri…
Douglas County in southwestern Missouri…
Taney County in southwestern Missouri…
Howell County in south central Missouri…

* Until 630 PM CDT.

* At 537 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from 15 miles north of Gainesville to near Hollister,
moving east at 25 mph.

HAZARD…70 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.

SOURCE…Radar indicated.

IMPACT…Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect considerable
tree damage. Wind damage is also likely to mobile homes,
roofs, and outbuildings.

* Locations impacted include…
West Plains, Lake Taneycomo, Bull Shoals Lake, Norfork Lake, Bryant
Creek State Park, Mountain View, Forsyth, Willow Springs, Kissee
Mills, Gainesville, Pomona, Taneyville, Bakersfield, Theodosia,
South Fork, Kirbyville, Pontiac, Brandsville, Wasola, and Sundown.

Instructions

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

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.