566  
WWUS53 KSGF 270355  
SVSSGF  
 
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO  
1055 PM CDT SUN APR 26 2026  
 
MOC015-085-270430-  
/O.CON.KSGF.TO.W.0038.000000T0000Z-260427T0430Z/  
HICKORY MO-BENTON MO-  
1055 PM CDT SUN APR 26 2026  
 
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1130 PM CDT FOR  
NORTHEASTERN HICKORY AND SOUTHEASTERN BENTON COUNTIES...  
 
AT 1054 PM CDT, A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO  
WAS LOCATED NEAR HERMITAGE, MOVING EAST AT 40 MPH.  
 
HAZARD...TORNADO AND GOLF BALL SIZE 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...  
HERMITAGE, PRESTON, CROSS TIMBERS, KNOBBY, EDWARDS, AND FRISTOE.  
 
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.  
 

 
 
LAT...LON 3804 9306 3803 9307 3790 9307 3796 9342  
3797 9344 3809 9344 3811 9342 3816 9306  
TIME...MOT...LOC 0354Z 261DEG 34KT 3804 9331  
 
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED  
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.75 IN  
 

 
 
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