Severe Thunderstorm Warning for Dent and Phelps Counties, Missouri
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NOAA issued it on August 12, 2026, 11 days 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 has issued a Severe Thunderstorm Warning for northwestern Dent County and southwestern Phelps County until 7:30 PM CDT on August 12, 2026.
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- Record type
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning
- Affected area
- South Central Missouri
- Issued
- August 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 11 days ago; use the issuing agency's live warning service for current conditions in South Central Missouri.
Alert Details
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued by NWS Springfield MO. Effective from August 12, 2026 at 6:38 PM CDT until August 12, 2026 at 7:30 PM CDT. Alert type code: SVW.
Affected Areas
Northwestern Dent County in south central Missouri and southwestern Phelps County in east central Missouri. Locations impacted include Edgar Springs, Lenox, and Anutt.
What You Should Do
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building.
Expected Conditions
At 6:38 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 13 miles south of Newburg, or 16 miles east of Fort Leonard Wood, moving southeast at 15 mph. Hazards include 60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail (1.00 inch). Radar indicated.
Timeline
The warning is effective immediately from 6:38 PM CDT and expires at 7:30 PM CDT on August 12, 2026.
Original source: NOAA Official Notice ↗
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