{"url_path":"/weather/alerts/2.49.0.1.840.0.82d29caeb7eea4c8089db3455154c237463ac65b.001.1","section_key":"alert","section_title":"Special Weather Statement issued September 20 at 5:42PM CDT by NWS Springfield MO","topic":"weather","document":{"doc_type":"alert","doc_date":"2026-09-20","source_url":"https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn%3Aoid%3A2.49.0.1.840.0.82d29caeb7eea4c8089db3455154c237463ac65b.001.1","accession_number":null,"cik":null,"ticker":null,"issuer_name":null,"edgar_url":null,"primary_entity_key":null,"primary_entity_name":"NWS Springfield MO"},"word_count":125,"has_tables":false,"body_markdown":"# Special Weather Statement: Special Weather Statement issued September 20 at 5:42PM CDT by NWS Springfield MO\n\n**Severity:** Moderate\n**Certainty:** Observed\n**Urgency:** Expected\n**Areas:** Greene; Webster; Christian; Douglas\n**Issued by:** NWS Springfield MO\n**Sent:** 2026-09-20T17:42:00-05:00\n**Effective:** 2026-09-20T17:42:00-05:00\n**Expires:** 2026-09-20T18:30:00-05:00\n\n## Description\nAt 542 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along\na line extending from near Fordland to near Sparta. Movement was east\nat 30 mph.\n\nHAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph and half inch hail.\n\nSOURCE...Radar indicated.\n\nIMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around\nunsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is\npossible.\n\nLocations impacted include...\nOzark, Rogersville, Ava, Seymour, Sparta, Fordland, Diggins,\nOldfield, Turners, Elkhead, Bruner, Northview, Linden, and Dogwood.\n\nThis includes Interstate 44 near mile marker 91.\n\n## Instructions\nIf outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building."}