Tornado warning issued for Joplin, Jasper County

(From the National Weather Service)

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPRINGFIELD HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  EASTERN CHEROKEE COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST KANSAS...
  WESTERN JASPER COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST MISSOURI...
  NORTHWESTERN NEWTON COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST MISSOURI...

* UNTIL 845 PM CDT

* AT 820 PM CDT...A LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING
  A TORNADO WAS LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 12 MILES
  NORTHWEST OF CARL JUNCTION TO GALENA TO BAXTER SPRINGS...AND MOVING
  NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH.

  HAZARD...DEVELOPING TORNADO AND PING PONG BALL SIZE HAIL.

  SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION.

  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...BAXTER SPRINGS...BROOKLYN
  HEIGHTS...CARL JUNCTION...CARTERVILLE...CLIFF VILLAGE...
  CRESTLINE...DENNIS ACRES...DUENWEG...DUQUESNE...GALENA...IRON
  GATES...JOPLIN...LAKESIDE...LAWTON...LEAWOOD...LOWELL...NECK
  CITY...OAKLAND PARK...ORONOGO...PURCELL...REDINGS MILL...
  RIVERTON...SHOAL CREEK DRIVE...SHOAL CREEK ESTATES...SILVER
  CREEK...WACO AND WEBB CITY.

INTERSTATE 44 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 0 AND 14 WILL ALSO BE IMPACTED BY
THESE DANGEROUS STORMS.

SPOTTERS HAVE REPORTED 70 MPH WINDS AND SNAPPED TREES WITH THIS
STORM!