Butterfield Mo Fire & Rescue

04/28/2026

The National Weather Service in Springfield has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Southeastern Newton County in southwestern Missouri...
Eastern McDonald County in southwestern Missouri...
Barry County in southwestern Missouri...

* Until 230 PM CDT.

* At 148 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Exeter, or
near Cassville, moving east at 45 mph.

HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and half dollar size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage
to roofs, siding, and trees.

* Locations impacted include...
Roaring River State Park, Big Sugar Creek State Park, Monett,
Cassville, Shell K**b, Purdy, Pineville, Exeter, Wheaton,
Butterfield, Washburn, Fairview, Pioneer, Stella, Wheelerville,
Jenkins, Wayne, Mcdowell, Pleasant Ridge, and Powell.

04/28/2026

Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Springfield MO
1243 PM CDT Tue Apr 28 2026

The National Weather Service in Springfield has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Newton County in southwestern Missouri... McDonald County in southwestern Missouri... Western Barry County in southwestern Missouri... Western Lawrence County in southwestern Missouri... Southern Jasper County in southwestern Missouri... South central Dade County in southwestern Missouri...

* Until 130 PM CDT.

* At 1240 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from Carthage to Joplin and another severe storm over northeast Oklahoma moving toward Tiff City moving northeast at 25 mph.

HAZARD...Golf ball size hail and 60 mph wind gusts.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...People and animals outdoors will be injured. Expect hail damage to roofs, siding, windows, and vehicles. Expect wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees.

* Locations impacted include... Joplin, Bella Vista, Carthage, Neosho, Webb City, Big Sugar Creek State Park, Monett, Cassville, Galena, Seneca, Granby, Anderson, Noel, Duquesne, Dodge, Greenfield, Sarcoxie, Pierce City, Goodman, and Duenweg.

This includes Interstate 44 between mile markers 0 and 43.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building.

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TIME...MOT...LOC 1740Z 243DEG 22KT 3731 9427 3659 9478

THUNDERSTORM DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.75 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH

04/28/2026

The National Weather Service in Springfield has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Southeastern Newton County in southwestern Missouri...
Eastern McDonald County in southwestern Missouri...
Southern Barry County in southwestern Missouri...

* Until 1130 AM CDT.

* At 1042 AM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 7 miles west of
Washburn, or 13 miles northeast of Bella Vista, moving northeast at
45 mph.

HAZARD...Golf ball size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...People and animals outdoors will be injured. Expect
damage to roofs, siding, windows, and vehicles.

* Locations impacted include...
Roaring River State Park, Cassville, Purdy, Seligman, Exeter,
Wheaton, Butterfield, Washburn, Fairview, Eagle Rock, Pioneer,
Chain-O-Lakes, Wayne, Powell, Ridgley, and Rocky Comfort.

04/27/2026

04/27/2026

Severe Thunderstorm Watch issued April 27 at 2:08PM CDT until April 27 at 9:00PM CDT by NWS Springfield MO

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 161 IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS IN KANSAS THIS WATCH INCLUDES 3 COUNTIES IN SOUTHEAST KANSAS BOURBON CHEROKEE CRAWFORD IN MISSOURI THIS WATCH INCLUDES 11 COUNTIES IN SOUTHWEST MISSOURI BARRY BARTON CEDAR DADE JASPER LAWRENCE MCDONALD NEWTON STONE IN WEST CENTRAL MISSOURI ST. CLAIR VERNON THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF ANDERSON, APPLETON CITY, ARNICA, AURORA, BAXTER SPRINGS, CAPLINGER MILLS, CARTHAGE, CASSVILLE, CEDAR SPRINGS, CHICOPEE, COLUMBUS, CRANE, EL DORADO SPRINGS, ELSEY, FILLEY, FORT SCOTT, GOODMAN, GREENFIELD, INDIAN POINT, JOHNSON CITY, JOPLIN, KENOMA, KIMBERLING CITY, LAMAR, LOCKWOOD, LONE OAK, LOWELL, MADRY, MARIONVILLE, MEINERT, MONETT, MOUNT VERNON, NEOSHO, NEUTRAL, NEVADA, NOEL, PAWNEE STATION, PINEVILLE, PITTSBURG, RIVERTON, ROCKY COMFORT, SHERWIN, SILVER DOLLAR CITY, SOUTH WEST CITY, STIPPVILLE, STOCKTON, AND TIFFIN.

04/26/2026

- IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Tornado Watch Number 153
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
655 PM CDT Sun Apr 26 2026

The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a

* Tornado Watch for portions of
Southwest and South Central Missouri

* Effective this Sunday night and Monday morning from 655 PM
until 200 AM CDT.

* Primary threats include...
A few tornadoes possible
Scattered damaging wind gusts to 70 mph likely
Scattered large hail and isolated very large hail events to 2.5
inches in diameter possible

SUMMARY...Multiple rounds of severe thunderstorms are expected this
evening into the overnight hours. As storms develop and spread
east/southeast, a risk for a few tornadoes, large hail, and damaging
wind gusts is expected.

The tornado watch area is approximately along and 60 statute miles
east and west of a line from 35 miles west northwest of Vichy MO to
45 miles west southwest of West Plains MO. For a complete depiction
of the watch see the associated watch outline update (WOUS64 KWNS
WOU3).

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

REMEMBER...A Tornado Watch means conditions are favorable for
tornadoes and severe thunderstorms in and close to the watch
area. Persons in these areas should be on the lookout for
threatening weather conditions and listen for later statements
and possible warnings.

&&

OTHER WATCH INFORMATION...CONTINUE...WW 149...WW 150...WW
151...WW 152...

AVIATION...Tornadoes and a few severe thunderstorms with hail
surface and aloft to 2.5 inches. Extreme turbulence and surface wind
gusts to 60 knots. A few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 500. Mean
storm motion vector 27035.
..Leitman

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209
WOUS64 KWNS 262354
WOU3

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TORNADO WATCH OUTLINE UPDATE FOR WT 153
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
655 PM CDT SUN APR 26 2026

TORNADO WATCH 153 IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 200 AM CDT FOR THE
FOLLOWING LOCATIONS

MOC009-011-015-029-039-043-057-059-065-067-077-085-091-097-105-
109-119-125-131-141-145-149-153-161-167-169-185-203-209-213-215-
217-225-229-270700-
/O.NEW.KWNS.TO.A.0153.260426T2355Z-260427T0700Z/

MO MISSOURI COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE

BARRY BARTON BENTON
CAMDEN CEDAR CHRISTIAN
DADE DALLAS DENT
DOUGLAS GREENE HICKORY
HOWELL JASPER LACLEDE
LAWRENCE MARIES MCDONALD
MILLER MORGAN NEWTON
OREGON OZARK PHELPS
POLK PULASKI SHANNON
ST. CLAIR STONE TANEY
TEXAS VERNON WEBSTER
WRIGHT

04/26/2026

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH
145 IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CDT TONIGHT FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS

IN KANSAS THIS WATCH INCLUDES 2 COUNTIES

IN SOUTHEAST KANSAS

CHEROKEE CRAWFORD

IN MISSOURI THIS WATCH INCLUDES 7 COUNTIES

IN SOUTHWEST MISSOURI

BARRY BARTON DADE
JASPER LAWRENCE MCDONALD
NEWTON

THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF ANDERSON, AURORA, BAXTER SPRINGS,
CARTHAGE, CASSVILLE, CHICOPEE, COLUMBUS, GOODMAN, GREENFIELD,
JOPLIN, KENOMA, LAMAR, LOCKWOOD, LONE OAK, LOWELL, MADRY,
MARIONVILLE, MEINERT, MONETT, MOUNT VERNON, NEOSHO, NEUTRAL,
NOEL, PINEVILLE, PITTSBURG, RIVERTON, ROCKY COMFORT, SHERWIN,
SOUTH WEST CITY, AND STIPPVILLE.

04/24/2026

IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 140
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
950 PM CDT Thu Apr 23 2026

The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of
Northwest Arkansas
Southeast Kansas
Southwest Missouri
Northeast Oklahoma

* Effective this Thursday night and Friday morning from 950 PM
until 400 AM CDT.

* Primary threats include...
Scattered damaging wind gusts to 70 mph likely
Scattered large hail events to 1.5 inches in diameter likely
A tornado or two possible

SUMMARY...Clusters of thunderstorms over southeast Kansas and
northern Oklahoma will track eastward into the watch area overnight,
posing a risk of locally damaging winds and hail.

The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 55
statute miles east and west of a line from 50 miles southeast of
Tulsa OK to 55 miles north of Joplin MO. For a complete depiction of
the watch see the associated watch outline update (WOUS64 KWNS
WOU0).

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

REMEMBER...A Severe Thunderstorm Watch means conditions are
favorable for severe thunderstorms in and close to the watch area.
Persons in these areas should be on the lookout for threatening
weather conditions and listen for later statements and possible
warnings. Severe thunderstorms can and occasionally do produce
tornadoes.

&&

OTHER WATCH INFORMATION...CONTINUE...WW 137...WW 138...WW 139...

AVIATION...A few severe thunderstorms with hail surface and aloft to
1.5 inches. Extreme turbulence and surface wind gusts to 60 knots. A
few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 500. Mean storm motion vector
27030.
..Hart

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319
WOUS64 KWNS 240249
WOU0

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH OUTLINE UPDATE FOR WS 140
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
950 PM CDT THU APR 23 2026

SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 140 IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 400 AM CDT
FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS

MOC009-011-039-057-097-109-119-145-185-217-240900-
/O.NEW.KWNS.SV.A.0140.260424T0250Z-260424T0900Z/

MO MISSOURI COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE

BARRY BARTON CEDAR
DADE JASPER LAWRENCE
MCDONALD NEWTON ST. CLAIR
VERNON

04/15/2026

The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of
Northwest Arkansas
Southwest Missouri

* Effective this Tuesday night and Wednesday morning from 1120 PM
until 400 AM CDT.

* Primary threats include...
Scattered damaging wind gusts to 70 mph possible
Isolated large hail events to 1.5 inches in diameter possible
A tornado or two possible

SUMMARY...A bowing line of thunderstorms over northeast Oklahoma
will track eastward into the watch area overnight. Locally damaging
wind gusts and perhaps a tornado are possible along the leading edge
of the storms.

The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 40
statute miles east and west of a line from 15 miles north northwest
of Monett MO to 30 miles south southwest of Fayetteville AR. For a
complete depiction of the watch see the associated watch outline
update (WOUS64 KWNS WOU6).

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

REMEMBER...A Severe Thunderstorm Watch means conditions are
favorable for severe thunderstorms in and close to the watch area.
Persons in these areas should be on the lookout for threatening
weather conditions and listen for later statements and possible
warnings. Severe thunderstorms can and occasionally do produce
tornadoes.

&&

OTHER WATCH INFORMATION...CONTINUE...WW 113...WW 114...WW 115...

AVIATION...A few severe thunderstorms with hail surface and aloft to
1.5 inches. Extreme turbulence and surface wind gusts to 60 knots. A
few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 500. Mean storm motion vector
26030.
..Hart

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387
WOUS64 KWNS 150419
WOU6

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH OUTLINE UPDATE FOR WS 116
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
1120 PM CDT TUE APR 14 2026

SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 116 IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 400 AM CDT
FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS

MOC009-119-145-209-150900-
/O.NEW.KWNS.SV.A.0116.260415T0420Z-260415T0900Z/

MO MISSOURI COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE

BARRY MCDONALD NEWTON
STONE

04/15/2026

Recently, we took delivery of our new SCBA (Self Contained Breathing Apparatus) thanks to all of our great citizens. With this purchase, we remain in compliance with NFPA standards and ensure even more safety on every call we go on. A huge thanks to Sentinel Emergency Solutions for making this possible.

03/29/2026