Thursday, April 18, 2013

Tornado warning for Joplin, Jasper County until 2:30 a.m., tornado watch until 5

(From the National Weather Service)


A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR JASPER COUNTY UNTIL 230 AM
CDT...

AT 201 AM CDT...A SEVERE SQUALL LINE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING TORNADOES
THAT MAY NOT BE VISIBLE DUE TO HEAVY RAIN WAS LOCATED NEAR CARL
JUNCTION...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 55 MPH.

HAZARD...DEVELOPING TORNADO.

SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION.  THIS STORM HAS A HISTORY OF
PRODUCING TORNADOES.

IMPACT...MOBILE HOMES WILL BE HEAVILY DAMAGED OR DESTROYED.
         SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE TO ROOFS...WINDOWS AND VEHICLES WILL
         OCCUR. FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DEADLY TO PEOPLE AND ANIMALS.
         EXTENSIVE TREE DAMAGE IS LIKELY.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
AIRPORT DRIVE...ALBA...ASBURY...ATLAS...AVILLA...BROOKLYN HEIGHTS...
CARL JUNCTION...CARTERVILLE...CARTHAGE...CARYTOWN...DUDENVILLE...
DUENWEG...DUQUESNE...FIDELITY...IRON GATES...JASPER...JOPLIN...
LAKESIDE...MAPLE GROVE...NECK CITY...OAKLAND PARK...ORONOGO...
PURCELL...REEDS...SARCOXIE...WACO AND WEBB CITY.

INTERSTATE 44 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 8 AND 31 WILL ALSO BE IMPACTED BY
THIS DANGEROUS STORM.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

THIS STORM HAS A HISTORY OF PRODUCING TORNADOES. TAKE COVER IN A
BASEMENT OR STORM SHELTER NOW!

THIS LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING TORNADOES AND
WIDESPREAD SIGNIFICANT WIND DAMAGE. DO NOT WAIT TO SEE OR HEAR THE
TORNADO. FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST
FLOOR OF YOUR HOME OR BUSINESS.

&&

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 500 AM CDT THURSDAY MORNING
FOR SOUTHEAST KANSAS AND SOUTHWESTERN MISSOURI.

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