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Posted on: April 4, 2017

[ARCHIVED] Severe Thunderstorm Warning for Southern Jasper County

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm WarningNational Weather Service Springfield MO
654 PM CDT TUE APR 4 2017

The National Weather Service in Springfield has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...  Central Newton County in southwestern Missouri...
  Lawrence County in southwestern Missouri...  Southeastern Jasper County in southwestern Missouri...

* Until 800 PM CDT

* At 653 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Neosho,
  moving northeast at 45 mph.

  HAZARD...Golf ball size hail and 70 mph wind gusts.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

  IMPACT...People and animals outdoors will be injured. Expect hail            damage to roofs, siding, windows, and vehicles. Expect
           considerable tree damage. Wind damage is also likely to            mobile homes, roofs, and outbuildings.

* Locations impacted include...
  Neosho...                         Mount Vernon...  Granby...                         Sarcoxie...
  Diamond...                        Miller...  Fidelity...                       Stotts City...
  Halltown...                       Freistatt...  Wentworth...                      La Russell...
  Reeds...                          Ritchey...  Hoberg...                         Red Oak...
  Racine...                        

This includes Interstate 44 between mile markers 19 and 58.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

Large hail and damaging winds and continuous cloud to ground
lightning is occurring with this storm. Move indoors immediately.Lightning is one of nature's leading killers.

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