⚠️ Special Weather Statement – Barry; Stone – Saturday, August 22, 2026

Special Weather Statement issued August 22 at 2:41PM CDT by NWS Springfield MO

Details

At 241 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 8
miles northeast of Beaver, or 11 miles southeast of Cassville, moving
east at 20 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…
Table Rock Lake, Shell Knob, Golden, Emerald Beach, Eagle Rock, Blue
Eye, Chain-O-Lakes, Arrow Point, Coney Island, and Lampe.

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.

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