Sunday, April 27, 2014

Tornado warning issued for western Barton County, northwestern Jasper County

(From the National Weather Service)

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  WESTERN BARTON COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST MISSOURI...
  NORTHWESTERN JASPER COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST MISSOURI...

* UNTIL 630 PM CDT

* AT 603 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A
  TORNADO WAS LOCATED 15 MILES WEST OF JASPER...AND MOVING NORTHEAST
  AT 45 MPH.

  HAZARD...TORNADO AND HALF DOLLAR SIZE HAIL.

  SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION.

  IMPACT...FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT
           SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. DAMAGE
           TO ROOFS...WINDOWS AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR. TREE DAMAGE IS
           LIKELY.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  ASBURY...BOSTON...IANTHA...JASPER...NASHVILLE...NECK CITY...OAKTON
  AND WACO.

THIS STORM HAS A HISTORY OF PRODUCING TORNADO DAMAGE ACROSS EASTERN
KANSAS. IF A TORNADO IS NOT ALREADY ON THE GROUND...ONE MAY FORM AT
ANY MOMENT.

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