Sirens are still sounding in Joplin though the tornado warning has been allowed to expire.
On KZRG, it was noted that the sirens are sounded when winds are above 75 miles per hour. The following thunderstorm warning was just issued by the National Weather Service:
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPRINGFIELD HAS ISSUED A
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
BARTON COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST MISSOURI...
CHEROKEE COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST KANSAS...
JASPER COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST MISSOURI...
NORTHERN NEWTON COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST MISSOURI...
SOUTHEASTERN CRAWFORD COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST KANSAS...
* UNTIL 1045 PM CDT.
* AT 955 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM NEUTRAL TO 6 MILES
NORTHWEST OF RACINE TO 11 MILES SOUTHWEST OF RACINE...MOVING
NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH. THESE STORMS ARE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING NICKEL
SIZE HAIL...AND DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE AIRPORT DRIVE...ALBA...BAXTER SPRINGS...
CARL JUNCTION...CARONA...CARTERVILLE...CARTHAGE...CHEROKEE...
COLUMBUS...DIAMOND...DUENWEG...DUQUESNE...FRONTENAC...GALENA...IRON
GATES...JASPER...JOPLIN...LAMAR...LEAWOOD...LIBERAL...
MINDENMINES...ORONOGO...PITTSBURG...PURCELL...SAGINAW...SARCOXIE...
SCAMMON...SHOAL CREEK DRIVE...SILVER CREEK...VERDELLA...WEBB
CITY...WEIR AND WEST MINERAL.
INTERSTATE 44 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 0 AND 32 WILL ALSO BE IMPACTED BY
THESE STORMS.
THIS REPLACES THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING THAT WAS PREVIOUSLY IN
EFFECT FOR THE AREA.
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