Severe Thunderstorm Warning for Cherokee KS, Jasper and Newton MO
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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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