⚠️ Severe Thunderstorm Warning – Cedar, MO; St. Clair, MO; Vernon, MO – Saturday, July 4, 2026

Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued July 4 at 12:38PM CDT until July 4 at 1:30PM CDT by NWS Springfield MO

Details

SVRSGF

The National Weather Service in Springfield has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for…
Cedar County in southwestern Missouri…
St. Clair County in west central Missouri…
Vernon County in west central Missouri…

* Until 130 PM CDT.

* At 1235 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from 7 miles northwest of Schell City to near Nevada to
7 miles northeast of Arcadia, moving southeast at 35 mph. Damaging
winds will arrive 10 to 20 minutes before rain begins.

HAZARD…70 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.

SOURCE…Public. These storms produced quarter sized hail near
Fort Scott.

IMPACT…Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect considerable
tree damage. Wind damage is also likely to mobile homes,
roofs, and outbuildings.

* Locations impacted include…
Stockton Lake, Truman Lake, Stockton State Park, Nevada, El Dorado
Springs, Stockton, Appleton City, Osceola, Lowry City, Sheldon,
Montevallo, Walker, Schell City, Bronaugh, Jerico Springs, Collins,
Moundville, Roscoe, Milo, and Vista.

Instructions

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

If on or near Truman and Stockton Lakes, get away from the water and
move indoors or inside a vehicle. Remember, lightning can strike out
to 15 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.