Tornado watch issued for Joplin area

(From the National Weather Service)

TORNADO WATCH 51 IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM CDT FOR THE
 FOLLOWING LOCATIONS

   MISSOURI COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE

BARRY                BARTON              BATES
BENTON               CAMDEN              CASS
CEDAR                CHRISTIAN           COOPER
DADE                 DALLAS              DOUGLAS
GREENE               HENRY               HICKORY
JASPER               JOHNSON             LACLEDE
LAWRENCE             MARIES              MCDONALD
MILLER               MORGAN              NEWTON
PETTIS               PHELPS              POLK
PULASKI              ST. CLAIR           STONE
TANEY                TEXAS               VERNON
WEBSTER              WRIGHT