052  
NWUS53 KSGF 190100  
LSRSGF  
 
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO  
800 PM CDT SAT APR 18 2026  
   
.TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON
 
   
.DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE.
 
 
..REMARKS..  
 
0724 PM TORNADO 2 WNW WARSAW 38.26N 93.41W  
04/17/2026 BENTON MO NWS STORM SURVEY  
 
AN NWS SURVEY CONCLUDED AN EF1 TORNADO  
TOUCHED DOWN NORTHWEST OF WARSAW, TRACKING  
AT LEAST AS FAR EAST AS HIGHWAY 65. THE  
TORNADO FLIPPED SEVERAL MOBILE HOMES RESTING  
ON BLOCKS, DAMAGED SIGNS AND ROOFING  
ASSOCIATED WITH STORES ALONG HIGHWAY 65, AND  
CREATED A PATTERN OF TREE DAMAGE INCLUDING  
MANY UPROOTED OR SNAPPED. THE DAMAGE TRACK  
LIKELY EXTENDS FARTHER TO THE SOUTHWEST AND  
NORTHEAST, AND ADDITIONAL FUTURE SURVEYING  
IS PLANNED.  
 

 
 

 
 
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