Severe thunderstorm warning for Joplin, Jasper County until 3 p.m.

(From the National Weather Service)

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPRINGFIELD HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
  SOUTHEASTERN CHEROKEE COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST KANSAS...
  WESTERN JASPER COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST MISSOURI...

* UNTIL 300 PM CDT

* AT 214 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED NEAR BAXTER
  SPRINGS...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH.

  HAZARD...QUARTER SIZE HAIL AND 60 MPH WIND GUSTS.

  SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.

  IMPACT...HAIL DAMAGE TO VEHICLES AND CROPS IS EXPECTED. EXPECT WIND
           DAMAGE TO ROOFS...SIDING AND TREES.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  AIRPORT DRIVE...ALBA...ASBURY...ATLAS...BAXTER SPRINGS...BROOKLYN
  HEIGHTS...CARL JUNCTION...CARTERVILLE...DUENWEG...DUQUESNE...
  GALENA...IRON GATES...JOPLIN...LAKESIDE...LOWELL...NECK CITY...
  NEUTRAL...OAKLAND PARK...ORONOGO...PURCELL...RIVERTON...TREECE...
  WACO AND WEBB CITY.

INTERSTATE 44 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 0 AND 14 WILL ALSO BE IMPACTED BY
THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM.

THERE IS AN ADDITIONAL SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTH
CHEROKEE COUNTY FOR A SEPARATE STORM.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM CDT THURSDAY EVENING
FOR SOUTHERN MISSOURI.