Wednesday, March 23, 2016

Severe thunderstorm warning issued for central Jasper County

(From the National Weather Service

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
857 PM CDT WED MAR 23 2016

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPRINGFIELD HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
  CENTRAL JASPER COUNTY IN SOUTHWESTERN MISSOURI...

* UNTIL 930 PM CDT

* AT 857 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED OVER CARTHAGE...
  MOVING NORTHEAST AT 70 MPH.

  HAZARD...60 MPH WIND GUSTS AND QUARTER SIZE HAIL.

  SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.

  IMPACT...HAIL DAMAGE TO VEHICLES IS EXPECTED. EXPECT WIND DAMAGE
           TO ROOFS...SIDING AND TREES.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  JOPLIN...                         CARTHAGE...
  WEBB CITY...                      CARTERVILLE...
  DUQUESNE...                       DUENWEG...
  JASPER...                         CARYTOWN...
  FIDELITY...                       AVILLA...
  BROOKLYN HEIGHTS...               ATLAS...
  MAPLE GROVE...                    OAKLAND PARK...
  DUDENVILLE...                     IRON GATES...

THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 44 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 10 AND 22.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
BUILDING.

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