Severe thunderstorm warning issued for eastern Jasper County

(From the National Weather Service)

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPRINGFIELD HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
  EASTERN BARTON COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST MISSOURI...
  WESTERN DADE COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST MISSOURI...
  EASTERN JASPER COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST MISSOURI...
  NORTHWESTERN LAWRENCE COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST MISSOURI...

* UNTIL 130 AM CDT

* AT 1242 AM CDT...SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE
  EXTENDING FROM 5 MILES NORTHWEST OF LAMAR TO JASPER TO
  CARTERVILLE...AND MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH.

  HAZARD...60 MPH WIND GUSTS.

  SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.

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

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  ALBA...ARCOLA...AVILLA...BOSTON...BROOKLYN HEIGHTS...CARTERVILLE...
  CARTHAGE...CARYTOWN...CEDARVILLE...DUDENVILLE...GOLDEN CITY...
  GREENFIELD...IRWIN...JASPER...KENOMA...LA RUSSELL...LAKESIDE...
  LAMAR HEIGHTS...LAMAR...LOCKWOOD...MAPLE GROVE...MEINERT...
  MILFORD...NEOLA...OAKTON...PENNSBORO...RED OAK...REEDS...
  SARCOXIE...SOUTH GREENFIELD AND SYLVANIA.

THIS WARNING ALSO INCLUDES STOCKTON LAKE. INTERSTATE 44 BETWEEN MILE
MARKERS 18 AND 38 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.

LARGE HAIL...DAMAGING WINDS AND CONTINUOUS CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING
IS OCCURRING WITH THESE STORMS. MOVE INDOORS IMMEDIATELY. LIGHTNING
KILLS. REMEMBER...IF YOU CAN HEAR THUNDER...YOU ARE CLOSE ENOUGH TO
BE STRUCK BY LIGHTNING.