Severe Thunderstorm Warning for Cherokee KS, Jasper and Newton MO

Source: NOAA · Southeastern Kansas and Southwestern Missouri

This alert is no longer in effect.

NOAA issued it on July 12, 2026, 6 weeks ago. Warnings of this kind stay in effect for hours to a few days, so this page is a historical record of what was issued, not a current warning. For conditions where you are right now, check weather.gov (US), weather.gc.ca (Canada), the Met Office (UK), or the Bureau of Meteorology (Australia).

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NWS Springfield MO issued a Severe Thunderstorm Warning for southeastern Cherokee County KS, southern Jasper County MO, and Newton County MO until midnight CDT.

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Record type
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Affected area
Southeastern Kansas and Southwestern Missouri
Issued
July 12, 2026
Issuing authority
NWS Springfield MO

Storm notices can cover different combinations of wind, hail, lightning, and rainfall. Use the original notice for the hazards and boundaries attached to this specific record.

Record status: historical. It was issued 6 weeks ago; use the issuing agency's live warning service for current conditions in Southeastern Kansas and Southwestern Missouri.

Alert Details

Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued by NWS Springfield MO (NOAA). Effective from 2026-06-13T22:54:00-05:00 until 2026-06-14T00:00:00-05:00. Alert level: Severe. Certainty: Observed. Urgency: Immediate.

Affected Areas

Southeastern Cherokee County in southeastern Kansas; Newton County in southwestern Missouri; Southern Jasper County in southwestern Missouri. Locations impacted include Joplin, Carthage, Neosho, Webb City, Baxter Springs, Galena, Seneca, Granby, Carterville, Duquesne, Sarcoxie, Duenweg, Diamond, Loma Linda, Airport Drive, Leawood, Lowell, Silver Creek, Fairview, and Shoal Creek Drive. This includes Interstate 44 between mile markers 0 and 31.

What You Should Do

This is a DANGEROUS SITUATION. SEEK SHELTER NOW inside a sturdy structure and stay away from windows! Torrential rainfall is occurring with these storms, and may lead to flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.

Expected Conditions

At 1053 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from 6 miles northeast of Carthage to 6 miles northwest of Baxter Springs to 8 miles south of Edna, moving southeast at 60 mph. HAZARD: 70 mph wind gusts and penny size hail (0.75 inch). SOURCE: Radar indicated. Multiple reports of wind gusts up to 70 mph have been received.

Timeline

Alert effective 2026-06-13T22:54:00-05:00. Expires and ends 2026-06-14T00:00:00-05:00 (midnight CDT).

Original source: NOAA Official Notice ↗

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NWS Springfield MO issued a Severe Thunderstorm Warning for southeastern Cherokee County KS, southern Jasper County MO, and Newton County MO until midnight CDT.
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This alert was issued by NOAA. The original notice is available at the source link at the bottom of this article.
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