Severe thunderstorm warning issued for Jasper County

(From the National Weather Service)

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPRINGFIELD HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
  DADE COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST MISSOURI...
  GREENE COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST MISSOURI...
  JASPER COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST MISSOURI...
  LAWRENCE COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST MISSOURI...
  EASTERN NEWTON COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST MISSOURI...

* UNTIL 200 AM CDT

* AT 1257 AM CDT...SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE
  EXTENDING FROM GREENFIELD TO 6 MILES SOUTHEAST OF CARTHAGE...AND
  MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 45 MPH.

  HAZARD...60 MPH WIND GUSTS.

  SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.

  IMPACT...EXPECT DAMAGE TO ROOFS...SIDING AND TREES.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  ALBA...ASH GROVE...AURORA...BATTLEFIELD...CARTERVILLE...CARTHAGE...
  DIAMOND...DUENWEG...EVERTON...FAIRVIEW...GRANBY...GREENFIELD...
  JASPER...LOCKWOOD...MARIONVILLE...MILLER...MOUNT VERNON...
  NORTHEASTERN JOPLIN...ORONOGO...PIERCE CITY...PURCELL...REPUBLIC...
  SARCOXIE...SPRINGFIELD...VERONA...WALNUT GROVE AND WILLARD.

THIS WARNING ALSO INCLUDES STOCKTON LAKE. INTERSTATE 44 BETWEEN MILE
MARKERS 11 AND 84 WILL ALSO BE IMPACTED BY SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
BUILDING.