NWS Springfield MOTO.W 0037April 26, 2026
Tornado Warning: Dade, Jasper, Lawrence and 1 more, MO
The National Weather Service office in Springfield issued a tornado warning for Dade, Jasper, Lawrence and 1 more in Missouri, which was in force until 11:30 p.m. local time on April 26. It was the 37th tornado warning the NWS office in Springfield issued in 2026. Missouri had 100 tornado warnings in April 2026, against 28 in an average April of 2008-2025 (Missouri's tornado warnings by year).
ExpiredWarning
In force for 49 minutes; it has expired. The agency may have replaced it with a new notice.
The notice
- Issued by
- National Weather Service, Springfield MO
- Area
- Dade, Jasper, Lawrence and 1 more
- State
- Missouri
- Level
- Warning
- Issued
- 10:41 p.m. CDT, April 26, 2026
- Expires
- 11:30 p.m. CDT, April 26, 2026
- CAP severity, certainty, urgency
- Extreme, Observed, Immediate
- VTEC event
- KSGF TO.W 0037
- Official source
- National Weather Service: the notice at its source
Tornado Warnings in Missouri since 2008Every warning type in Missouri
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The notice as issued
TORSGF The National Weather Service in Springfield has issued a * Tornado Warning for... Northeastern Newton County in southwestern Missouri... Western Lawrence County in southwestern Missouri... Jasper County in southwestern Missouri... Southwestern Dade County in southwestern Missouri... * Until 1130 PM CDT. * At 1041 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado was located over Carterville, or near Joplin, moving east at 45 mph. HAZARD...Tornado and tennis ball size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation. IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree damage is likely. * Locations impacted include... Joplin, Carthage, Webb City, Monett, Carl Junction, Oronogo, Carterville, Duquesne, Sarcoxie, Pierce City, Duenweg, Lockwood, Jasper, Diamond, Airport Drive, Leawood, Silver Creek, Alba, Purcell, and Shoal Creek Drive. This includes Interstate 44 between mile markers 6 and 39.
What the agency told people to do
TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter and protect yourself from flying debris.
Source: National Weather Service: the notice at its source. The text is the agency's, unedited. A U.S. Government work, in the public domain.