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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
1002 PM CDT SUN APR 26 2026
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPRINGFIELD HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
EASTERN CHEROKEE COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN KANSAS...
NORTHWESTERN NEWTON COUNTY IN SOUTHWESTERN MISSOURI...
WESTERN JASPER COUNTY IN SOUTHWESTERN MISSOURI...
* UNTIL 1045 PM CDT.
* AT 1001 PM CDT, A CONFIRMED LARGE AND EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TORNADO
WAS LOCATED NEAR COLUMBUS, MOVING EAST AT 40 MPH.
THIS IS A PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS SITUATION. TAKE COVER NOW!
HAZARD...DAMAGING TORNADO.
SOURCE...WEATHER SPOTTERS CONFIRMED TORNADO.
IMPACT...YOU ARE IN A LIFE-THREATENING SITUATION. FLYING DEBRIS
MAY BE DEADLY TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT SHELTER. MOBILE
HOMES WILL BE DESTROYED. CONSIDERABLE DAMAGE TO HOMES,
BUSINESSES, AND VEHICLES IS LIKELY AND COMPLETE
DESTRUCTION IS POSSIBLE.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
JOPLIN, CARTHAGE, WEBB CITY, CARL JUNCTION, BAXTER SPRINGS, GALENA,
ORONOGO, CARTERVILLE, DUQUESNE, DUENWEG, JASPER, DIAMOND, AIRPORT
DRIVE, LEAWOOD, LOWELL, SILVER CREEK, ALBA, PURCELL, SHOAL CREEK
DRIVE, AND SAGINAW.
THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 44 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 4 AND 18.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TO REPEAT, A LARGE, EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND POTENTIALLY DEADLY
TORNADO IS ON THE GROUND. TO PROTECT YOUR LIFE, 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.
HEAVY RAINFALL MAY HIDE THIS TORNADO. DO NOT WAIT TO SEE OR HEAR THE
TORNADO. TAKE COVER NOW!
LAT...LON 3703 9478 3729 9476 3735 9428 3697 9431
TIME...MOT...LOC 0301Z 270DEG 34KT 3718 9478
TORNADO...OBSERVED
TORNADO DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE
MAX HAIL SIZE...2.00 IN
CAMDEN
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