August 12, 2026

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⚠️ Severe Thunderstorm Warning – Franklin, MO – Wednesday, August 12, 2026

Event Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Severity Severe
Urgency Immediate
Certainty Observed
Area Franklin, MO
Effective 8/12/2026, 5:19:00 PM CDT
Expires 8/12/2026, 6:00:00 PM CDT

Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued August 12 at 5:19PM CDT until August 12 at 6:00PM CDT by NWS St Louis MO

Details

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The National Weather Service in St Louis has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for…
Southern Franklin County in east central Missouri…

* Until 600 PM CDT.

* At 519 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line from
over Washington to 5 miles south of Rosebud, or along a line from
over Washington to 7 miles east of Owensville, moving southeast at
40 mph.

HAZARD…60 mph wind gusts and small hail.

SOURCE…Radar indicated.

IMPACT…Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.

* Locations impacted include…
Union, Villa Ridge, St. Clair, Japan, Moselle, Gray Summit,
Parkway, Stanton, Sullivan, Robertsville, Piney Park, Catawissa,
Miramiguoa Park, Pacific and Lonedell.

This includes the following State Parks…
Robertsville State Park and Meramec State Park.

This includes Interstate 44 in Missouri between exits 225 and 257.

Instructions

Seek shelter inside a well-built structure and stay away from
windows. These storms are capable of producing damaging winds.


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