Strong thunderstorm headed toward Reeds, Sarcoxie, Avilla

(From the National Weather Service)

SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHEASTERN NEWTON...NORTHERN
LAWRENCE AND SOUTHEASTERN JASPER COUNTIES UNTIL 230 PM CDT...

AT 154 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM 3 MILES SOUTHWEST OF REEDS...OR 9 MILES SOUTHEAST
OF CARTHAGE...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH. PENNY SIZE HAIL IS EXPECTED
WITH THIS STORM.

THIS STORM WILL BE NEAR...
  REEDS AND SARCOXIE BY 200 PM CDT.
  LA RUSSELL AND 6 MILES SOUTHEAST OF AVILLA BY 205 PM CDT.
  STOTTS CITY AND 6 MILES SOUTHEAST OF RED OAK BY 215 PM CDT.
  MILLER AND 6 MILES NORTHWEST OF MOUNT VERNON BY 225 PM CDT.

INTERSTATE 44 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 18 AND 53 WILL ALSO BE IMPACTED BY
THIS STORM.

PEOPLE IN NORTHEASTERN NEWTON...NORTHERN LAWRENCE AND SOUTHEASTERN
JASPER COUNTIES...INCLUDING SARCOXIE AND MILLER...SHOULD MONITOR THE
WEATHER SITUATION CLOSELY. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE WARNINGS AND BE
PREPARED TO TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION SHOULD SEVERE WEATHER THREATEN.