Severe thunderstorm watch issued for Joplin area

(From the National Weather Service)

SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 402 IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 500 AM CDT
FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS

.    MISSOURI COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE

BARTON               BENTON              CAMDEN
CEDAR                CHRISTIAN           DADE
DALLAS               DENT                DOUGLAS
GREENE               HICKORY             HOWELL
JASPER               LACLEDE             LAWRENCE
MARIES               MILLER              MORGAN
OREGON               OZARK               PHELPS
POLK                 PULASKI             SHANNON
ST. CLAIR            STONE               TANEY
TEXAS                VERNON              WEBSTER
WRIGHT