THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPRINGFIELD HAS ISSUED A * TORNADO WARNING FOR... SOUTHEASTERN CHEROKEE COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST KANSAS... SOUTHWESTERN JASPER COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST MISSOURI... NORTHWESTERN NEWTON COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST MISSOURI... * UNTIL 115 AM CDT * AT 1250 AM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO WAS LOCATED 10 MILES WEST OF SENECA...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 55 MPH. HAZARD...TORNADO. SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION. IMPACT...FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. DAMAGE TO ROOFS...WINDOWS AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR. TREE DAMAGE IS LIKELY. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... AIRPORT DRIVE...BAXTER SPRINGS...CARL JUNCTION...DIAMOND... DUENWEG...DUQUESNE...GALENA...IRON GATES...JOPLIN...LEAWOOD... SAGINAW...SENECA...SHOAL CREEK DRIVE AND SILVER CREEK. INTERSTATE 44 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 0 AND 12 WILL ALSO BE IMPACTED BY THIS DANGEROUS STORM. THIS STORM HAS LIKELY PRODUCED SEVERAL BRIEF TORNADOES ACROSS NORTHEASTERN OKLAHOMA. ADDITIONAL BRIEF TORNADOES ARE EXPECTED AS THIS STORM MOVES INTO SOUTHWESTERN MISSOURI AND SOUTHEASTERN KANSAS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THIS STORM HAS A HISTORY OF PRODUCING TORNADOES. TAKE COVER IN A BASEMENT OR STORM SHELTER NOW!
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
Tornado warning issued for Joplin, Jasper, Newton counties
(From the National Weather Service)
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