⚠️ Special Weather Statement – Polk; Dallas; Greene – Friday, August 7, 2026

Special Weather Statement issued August 7 at 6:47PM CDT by NWS Springfield MO

Details

At 647 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Pleasant Hope, or 12 miles northwest of Strafford, moving east at 15
mph.

HAZARD…Wind gusts up to 50 mph and nickel 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…
Fair Grove, Pleasant Hope, Olive, March, and Brighton.

Instructions

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

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