Monday, May 23, 2011

National Weather Service issues severe thunderstorm warning for Joplin/Jasper County

The following warning was just issued by the National Weather Service:

SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
JASPER COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST MISSOURI...
NORTHERN NEWTON COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST MISSOURI...
SOUTHEASTERN CHEROKEE COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST KANSAS...

* UNTIL 245 PM CDT.

* AT 154 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM 5 MILES SOUTH OF BAXTER SPRINGS...MOVING EAST
AT 25 MPH. THIS STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING QUARTER SIZE HAIL...
AND DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE AIRPORT DRIVE...BAXTER SPRINGS...
CARTERVILLE...CARTHAGE...DIAMOND...DUENWEG...DUQUESNE...GALENA...
IRON GATES...JOPLIN...LEAWOOD...ORONOGO...SAGINAW...SARCOXIE...
SHOAL CREEK DRIVE...SILVER CREEK AND WEBB CITY.

INTERSTATE 44 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 0 AND 32 WILL ALSO BE IMPACTED BY
THIS STORM.

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