496  
WUUS53 KLSX 180057  
SVRLSX  
MOC019-027-051-135-151-180200-  
/O.NEW.KLSX.SV.W.0068.260418T0057Z-260418T0200Z/  
 
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED  
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO  
757 PM CDT FRI APR 17 2026  
 
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ST LOUIS HAS ISSUED A  
 
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...  
SOUTHERN BOONE COUNTY IN CENTRAL MISSOURI...  
SOUTHWESTERN CALLAWAY COUNTY IN CENTRAL MISSOURI...  
COLE COUNTY IN CENTRAL MISSOURI...  
MONITEAU COUNTY IN CENTRAL MISSOURI...  
SOUTHWESTERN OSAGE COUNTY IN CENTRAL MISSOURI...  
 
* UNTIL 900 PM CDT.  
 
* AT 757 PM CDT, SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE FROM  
7 MILES SOUTHWEST OF TIPTON TO 19 MILES SOUTHWEST OF HIGH POINT, OR  
ALONG A LINE FROM 7 MILES SOUTHWEST OF TIPTON TO 28 MILES SOUTH OF  
TIPTON, MOVING EAST AT 45 MPH.  
 
HAZARD...70 MPH WIND GUSTS AND QUARTER SIZE HAIL.  
 
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.  
 
IMPACT...HAIL DAMAGE TO VEHICLES IS EXPECTED. EXPECT CONSIDERABLE  
TREE DAMAGE. WIND DAMAGE IS ALSO LIKELY TO MOBILE HOMES,  
ROOFS, AND OUTBUILDINGS.  
 
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...  
TIPTON, CLARKSBURG, CALIFORNIA, RUSSELLVILLE, CENTERTOWN,  
JAMESTOWN, BRAZITO, ST. MARTINS, JEFFERSON CITY, ST. THOMAS,  
WARDSVILLE, TAOS, ASHLAND, HOLTS SUMMIT, COLUMBIA REGIONAL AIRPORT,  
COLUMBIA, WESTPHALIA, LAKE MYKEE TOWN, NEW BLOOMFIELD AND FREEBURG.  
 
THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING STATE PARKS...  
ROCK BRIDGE STATE PARK, CLARKS HILL/NORTON HISTORIC SITE, JEWELL  
CEMETERY HISTORIC SITE AND JEFFERSON LANDING HISTORIC SITE.  
 
THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 70 IN MISSOURI BETWEEN EXITS 124 AND 133.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
ANYONE OUTDOORS SHOULD MOVE TO SHELTER INSIDE A WELL-BUILT STRUCTURE  
AND STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS. THESE STORMS ARE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING  
WIDESPREAD DAMAGING WINDS AND LARGE HAIL.  
 
TORNADOES CAN DEVELOP QUICKLY FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS. SEEK SHELTER  
IMMEDIATELY IN AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A WELL-BUILT  
STRUCTURE.  
 
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 PM CDT FRIDAY FOR A  
PORTION OF CENTRAL MISSOURI.  
 
 
 
LAT...LON 3890 9251 3906 9219 3869 9198 3850 9190  
3829 9186 3829 9220 3834 9219 3832 9225  
3834 9241 3843 9240 3843 9262 3860 9284  
3868 9284 3868 9262  
TIME...MOT...LOC 0057Z 256DEG 39KT 3858 9286 3848 9275 3833 9270 3824  
9276  
 
TORNADO...POSSIBLE  
THUNDERSTORM DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE  
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED  
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN  
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED  
MAX WIND GUST...70 MPH  
 
 
 
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