THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPRINGFIELD HAS ISSUED A * SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR... WESTERN BARRY COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST MISSOURI... SOUTHWESTERN LAWRENCE COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST MISSOURI... EASTERN MCDONALD COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST MISSOURI... SOUTHEASTERN NEWTON COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST MISSOURI... * UNTIL 200 AM CDT * AT 114 AM CDT...SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 16 MILES NORTHWEST OF FAIRVIEW TO 12 MILES SOUTHWEST OF FAIRVIEW TO 18 MILES WEST OF WASHBURN...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH. HAZARD...60 MPH WIND GUSTS. SOURCE...EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT. DAMAGE HAS BEEN REPORTED IN NEWTON COUNTY WITH THESE STORMS. IMPACT...EXPECT DAMAGE TO ROOFS...SIDING AND TREES. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... CASSVILLE...EXETER...FAIRVIEW...MONETT...PIERCE CITY...PURDY... SELIGMAN...WASHBURN AND WHEATON. THIS WARNING ALSO INCLUDES BIG SUGAR CREEK STATE PARK AND ROARING RIVER STATE PARK. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A BUILDING. && A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 500 AM CDT SUNDAY MORNING FOR SOUTHEAST KANSAS AND SOUTHWESTERN MISSOURI.
This blog features observations from Randy Turner, a former teacher, newspaper reporter and editor. Send news items or comments to rturner229@hotmail.com
Saturday, May 16, 2015
Severe thunderstorm warning issued for Newton, McDonald counties
(From the National Weather Service)
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