Thunderstorm warning continued until 4 a.m. for Newton, Jasper counties

(From the National Weather Service)

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPRINGFIELD HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
  NORTHERN BARRY COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST MISSOURI...
  SOUTHEASTERN BARTON COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST MISSOURI...
  DADE COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST MISSOURI...
  EASTERN JASPER COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST MISSOURI...
  LAWRENCE COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST MISSOURI...
  EASTERN NEWTON COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST MISSOURI...

* UNTIL 400 AM CDT

* AT 316 AM CDT...SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE
  EXTENDING FROM GOLDEN CITY TO SARCOXIE TO 9 MILES NORTHWEST OF
  FAIRVIEW...AND MOVING EAST AT 50 MPH.

  HAZARD...PING PONG BALL SIZE HAIL AND 60 MPH WIND GUSTS.

  SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.

  IMPACT...PEOPLE AND ANIMALS OUTDOORS WILL BE INJURED. EXPECT HAIL
           DAMAGE TO ROOFS...SIDING...WINDOWS AND VEHICLES. EXPECT
           WIND DAMAGE TO ROOFS...SIDING AND TREES.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  AURORA...EVERTON...FAIRVIEW...GOLDEN CITY...GREENFIELD...
  LOCKWOOD...MARIONVILLE...MILLER...MONETT...MOUNT VERNON...PIERCE
  CITY...PURDY...SARCOXIE...VERONA AND WHEATON.

THIS WARNING ALSO INCLUDES STOCKTON LAKE. INTERSTATE 44 BETWEEN MILE
MARKERS 28 AND 58 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.