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⚠️ Special Weather Statement – Phelps; Dent – Friday, July 31, 2026

Event Special Weather Statement
Severity Moderate
Urgency Expected
Certainty Observed
Area Phelps; Dent
Effective 7/31/2026, 6:05:00 PM CDT
Expires 7/31/2026, 6:30:00 PM CDT

Special Weather Statement issued July 31 at 6:05PM CDT by NWS Springfield MO

Details

At 605 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 9
miles south of Rolla, moving northeast at 35 mph.

HAZARD…Wind gusts up to 40 mph and pea 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…
Bangert, Lake Spring, Lecoma, and Anutt.

Instructions

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 1100 PM CDT for south central
and east central Missouri.


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