⚠️ Special Weather Statement – Ozark – Wednesday, August 26, 2026

Special Weather Statement issued August 26 at 3:02PM CDT by NWS Springfield MO

Details

At 302 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Gamaliel Landing, or 12 miles northeast of Mountain Home, moving
south at 25 mph.

HAZARD…Wind gusts up to 50 mph and penny size hail.

SOURCE…Radar indicated.

IMPACT…Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is
possible.

Locations impacted include…
Norfork Lake, Bakersfield, Hardenville, Udall, and Tecumseh.

Instructions

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm and may lead to
localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.

If on or near Norfork Lake, get out of the water and move indoors or
inside a vehicle. Remember, lightning can strike out to 10 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.

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