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

Special Weather Statement issued August 26 at 2:32PM CDT by NWS Springfield MO

Details

At 232 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 7
miles southeast of Gainesville, or 14 miles north of Mountain Home,
moving southeast at 5 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…
Norfork Lake, Bakersfield, and Udall.

Instructions

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

If on or near Norfolk 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.