Severe thunderstorm watch issued for Joplin area

(From the National Weather Service)

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS EXTENDED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM
WATCH 394 TO INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING AREAS UNTIL 11 PM CDT THIS
EVENING

IN KANSAS THIS WATCH INCLUDES 2 COUNTIES

IN SOUTHEAST KANSAS

CHEROKEE              CRAWFORD

IN MISSOURI THIS WATCH INCLUDES 9 COUNTIES

IN CENTRAL MISSOURI

CAMDEN                HICKORY               MILLER

IN SOUTHWEST MISSOURI

BARTON                CEDAR                 DADE
DALLAS                JASPER                POLK

THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...BAXTER SPRINGS...BOLIVAR...
BUFFALO...CAMDENTON...CARTHAGE...COLUMBUS...EL DORADO SPRINGS...
ELDON...GREENFIELD...HERMITAGE...JOPLIN...LAKE OZARK...LAMAR...
OSAGE BEACH...PITTSBURG AND STOCKTON.