THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPRINGFIELD HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
SOUTHEASTERN JASPER COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST MISSOURI...
WESTERN LAWRENCE COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST MISSOURI...
EASTERN NEWTON COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST MISSOURI...

* UNTIL 515 PM CDT

* AT 436 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED NEAR GRANBY...AND
MOVING NORTHEAST AT 50 MPH.

HAZARD...PING PONG BALL SIZE HAIL.

SOURCE...TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTERS. PING PONG BALL HAS BEEN
REPORTED SOUTHEAST OF NEOSHO WITHIN THE LAST 10 MINUTES.

IMPACT...PEOPLE AND ANIMALS OUTDOORS WILL BE INJURED. EXPECT DAMAGE
TO ROOFS...SIDING...WINDOWS AND VEHICLES.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
AVILLA...CARTHAGE...DIAMOND...FIDELITY...GRANBY...LA RUSSELL...
MILLER...NEOSHO...NEWTONIA...REEDS...RITCHEY...SARCOXIE...STARK
CITY...STOTTS CITY AND WENTWORTH.

INTERSTATE 44 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 16 AND 41 WILL ALSO BE IMPACTED BY
THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

THIS STORM IS PRODUCING LARGE HAIL. SEEK SHELTER NOW INSIDE A STURDY
STRUCTURE AND STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS.