251  
WWUS83 KSGF 190254  
SPSSGF  
 
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO  
954 PM CDT FRI APR 18 2025  
 
MOZ101>103-190330-  
BARRY MO-MCDONALD MO-STONE MO-  
954 PM CDT FRI APR 18 2025  
   
..STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT WEST CENTRAL STONE
 
EASTERN  
MCDONALD AND BARRY COUNTIES THROUGH 1030 PM CDT...  
 
AT 954 PM CDT, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A CLUSTER OF STRONG  
THUNDERSTORMS 8 MILES NORTHEAST OF BELLA VISTA, MOVING NORTHEAST AT  
65 MPH.  
 
HAZARD...WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH AND HALF INCH HAIL.  
 
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.  
 
IMPACT...GUSTY WINDS COULD KNOCK DOWN TREE LIMBS AND BLOW AROUND  
UNSECURED OBJECTS. MINOR HAIL DAMAGE TO VEGETATION IS  
POSSIBLE.  
 
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...  
ROARING RIVER STATE PARK, EMERALD BEACH, WHEATON, CHAIN-O-LAKES, BIG  
SUGAR CREEK STATE PARK, GALENA, SELIGMAN, ROCKY COMFORT, RIDGLEY,  
SHELL KNOB, CASSVILLE, CAPE FAIR, WHEELERVILLE, EXETER, BUTTERFIELD,  
WASHBURN, JENKINS, WAYNE, MCCORD BEND, AND MCDOWELL.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
IF OUTDOORS, CONSIDER SEEKING SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING.  
 
FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM.  
LIGHTNING CAN STRIKE 10 MILES AWAY FROM A THUNDERSTORM. SEEK A SAFE  
SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING OR VEHICLE.  
 
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 300 AM CDT FOR  
SOUTHWESTERN MISSOURI.  
 

 
 
LAT...LON 3650 9438 3655 9443 3675 9414 3675 9407  
3680 9406 3689 9394 3678 9394 3690 9362  
3675 9338 3650 9374  
TIME...MOT...LOC 0254Z 232DEG 57KT 3655 9420  
 
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.50 IN  
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH  
 

 
 
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