Thunderstorm warning in effect until 3:30 a.m. for Jasper, Barton counties

(From the National Weather Service)

.A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHERN
NEWTON...EASTERN JASPER AND EASTERN BARTON COUNTIES UNTIL 330 AM
CDT...

AT 308 AM CDT...SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE
EXTENDING FROM 8 MILES NORTH OF LAMAR TO NEOSHO...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...
ALBA...ATLAS...AVILLA...BOSTON...BROOKLYN HEIGHTS...CARTHAGE...
CARYTOWN...DIAMOND...DUDENVILLE...DUENWEG...FIDELITY...GOLDEN CITY...
GRANBY...IANTHA...IRWIN...JASPER...KENOMA...LA RUSSELL...LAKESIDE...
LAMAR HEIGHTS...LAMAR...MAPLE GROVE...MILFORD...NEOSHO...NEWTONIA...
OAKTON...REEDS...RITCHEY...SARCOXIE...STARK CITY AND WENTWORTH.

INTERSTATE 44 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 12 AND 32 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.

THESE STORMS ARE PRODUCING LARGE HAIL. SEEK SHELTER NOW INSIDE A
STURDY STRUCTURE AND STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS.

&&

A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 600 AM CDT FRIDAY
MORNING FOR SOUTHEAST KANSAS AND SOUTHERN MISSOURI.