Severe thunderstorm warning issued for Jasper, Newton, McDonald counties

(From the National Weather Service)

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
1238 AM CDT SUN MAY 17 2015

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPRINGFIELD HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
  SOUTHEASTERN CHEROKEE COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST KANSAS...
  SOUTHERN JASPER COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST MISSOURI...
  MCDONALD COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST MISSOURI...
  NEWTON COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST MISSOURI...

* UNTIL 115 AM CDT

* AT 1234 AM CDT...SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE
  EXTENDING FROM 16 MILES SOUTHWEST OF TREECE TO 10 MILES NORTHWEST
  OF SOUTH WEST CITY TO 18 MILES SOUTHWEST OF SOUTH WEST CITY...OR
  NEAR JAY OKLAHOMA...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 60 MPH.

  HAZARD...60 MPH WIND GUSTS.

  SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.

  IMPACT...EXPECT DAMAGE TO ROOFS...SIDING AND TREES.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  AIRPORT DRIVE...ALBA...ANDERSON...BAXTER SPRINGS...CARL JUNCTION...
  CARTERVILLE...CARTHAGE...DIAMOND...DUENWEG...DUQUESNE...FAIRVIEW...
  GALENA...GOODMAN...GRANBY...IRON GATES...JOPLIN...LANAGAN...
  LEAWOOD...NEOSHO...NOEL...ORONOGO...PINEVILLE...PURCELL...
  SAGINAW...SARCOXIE...SENECA...SHOAL CREEK DRIVE...SILVER CREEK...
  SOUTH WEST CITY...TREECE AND WEBB CITY.

THIS WARNING ALSO INCLUDES BIG SUGAR CREEK STATE PARK. INTERSTATE 44
BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 0 AND 28 WILL ALSO BE IMPACTED BY SEVERE
THUNDERSTORMS.

THIS STORM HAS A HISTORY OF PRODUCING WIND DAMAGE AND A POSSIBLE
TORNADO IN NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

REMAIN ALERT FOR A POSSIBLE TORNADO! TORNADOES CAN DEVELOP QUICKLY
FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS. IF YOU SPOT A TORNADO GO AT ONCE INTO THE
BASEMENT OR SMALL CENTRAL ROOM IN A STURDY STRUCTURE.

&&

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 500 AM CDT SUNDAY MORNING FOR
SOUTHEAST KANSAS AND SOUTHWESTERN MISSOURI.