| Event | Special Weather Statement |
| Severity | Moderate |
| Urgency | Expected |
| Certainty | Observed |
| Area | Laclede; Webster; Wright |
| Effective | 6/17/2026, 9:22:00 PM CDT |
| Expires | 6/17/2026, 10:00:00 PM CDT |
Special Weather Statement issued June 17 at 9:22PM CDT by NWS Springfield MO
Details
At 922 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Conway, or 13 miles southeast of Buffalo, moving east at 35 mph.
HAZARD…Wind gusts up to 50 mph.
SOURCE…Radar indicated.
IMPACT…Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects.
Locations impacted include…
Morgan, Conway, Phillipsburg, Twin Bridges, Grovespring, and Rader.
This includes Interstate 44 between mile markers 110 and 123.
Instructions
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm.
Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe
shelter inside a building or vehicle.
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 1000 PM CDT for southwestern
Missouri.
This alert was automatically posted by SkyGuard, MWSC’s severe weather alerting system. Source: National Weather Service.
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