⚠️ Severe Thunderstorm Warning – Greene, MO; Polk, MO; Webster, MO – Thursday, August 6, 2026

Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued August 6 at 3:43PM CDT until August 6 at 4:30PM CDT by NWS Springfield MO

Details

SVRSGF

The National Weather Service in Springfield has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for…
Northwestern Webster County in southwestern Missouri…
Southeastern Polk County in southwestern Missouri…
Greene County in southwestern Missouri…

* Until 430 PM CDT.

* At 342 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over northeastern
Springfield, moving east at 20 mph.

HAZARD…70 mph wind gusts and ping pong ball size hail.

SOURCE…Trained weather spotters. At 340 PM, 58 mph winds were
reported at the Springfield-Branson National Airport.

IMPACT…People and animals outdoors will be injured. Expect hail
damage to roofs, siding, windows, and vehicles. Expect
considerable tree damage. Wind damage is also likely to
mobile homes, roofs, and outbuildings.

* Locations impacted include…
Springfield, Republic, Battlefield, Willard, Strafford, Ash Grove,
Fair Grove, Walnut Grove, Pleasant Hope, Brookline, Glidewell,
Sacville, Ebenezer, Bassville, Brighton, Turners, Bois D’arc, Cave
Springs, and Galloway.

This includes Interstate 44 between mile markers 62 and 90.

Instructions

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

Torrential rainfall is occurring with this storm, 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.