⚠️ Severe Thunderstorm Warning – Franklin, MO; Gasconade, MO; Warren, MO – Sunday, August 16, 2026

Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued August 16 at 8:33PM CDT until August 16 at 9:15PM CDT by NWS St Louis MO

Details

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The National Weather Service in St Louis has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for…
Northwestern Franklin County in east central Missouri…
Northeastern Gasconade County in east central Missouri…
Southeastern Warren County in east central Missouri…

* Until 915 PM CDT.

* At 833 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Drake, or 10
miles north of Owensville, moving northeast at 35 mph.

HAZARD…70 mph wind gusts and small hail.

SOURCE…Radar indicated.

IMPACT…Expect considerable tree damage. Damage is likely to
mobile homes, roofs, and outbuildings.

* Locations impacted include…
Swiss, Berger, Lyon, New Haven, Treloar, Holstein, Washington and
Marthasville.

Instructions

Anyone outdoors should move to shelter inside a well-built structure
and stay away from windows. This storm is capable of producing
widespread damaging winds.

Continuous cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm.
Lightning is one of nature’s leading killers. Remember, if you can
hear thunder, you are close enough to be struck by lightning.

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