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WWUS53 KSGF 270319  
SVSSGF  
 
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO  
1019 PM CDT SUN APR 26 2026  
 
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CHEROKEE KS-NEWTON MO-JASPER MO-  
1019 PM CDT SUN APR 26 2026  
 
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1045 PM CDT FOR EASTERN  
CHEROKEE...NORTHWESTERN NEWTON AND WESTERN JASPER COUNTIES...  
 
AT 1019 PM CDT, A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO  
WAS LOCATED NEAR GALENA, OR 9 MILES NORTHWEST OF JOPLIN, MOVING EAST  
AT 35 MPH.  
 
HAZARD...TORNADO AND TWO INCH 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, 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...  
 
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 0319Z 280DEG 31KT 3716 9465  
 
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED  
MAX HAIL SIZE...2.00 IN  
 

 
 
CAMDEN  
 
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