Severe thunderstorm warning issued for Joplin area

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Springfield MO
1216 AM CDT WED APR 26 2017

The National Weather Service in Springfield has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Southeastern Cherokee County in southeastern Kansas...
  Northwestern Newton County in southwestern Missouri...
  Jasper County in southwestern Missouri...

* Until 100 AM CDT

* At 1216 AM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Carl
  Junction, or 8 miles northwest of Joplin, moving east at 50 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...                      Carl Junction...
  Baxter Springs...                 Galena...
  Oronogo...                        Carterville...
  Duquesne...                       Duenweg...
  Diamond...                        Loma Linda...
  Airport Drive...                  Leawood...
  Lowell...                         Silver Creek...
  Alba...                           Purcell...
  Shoal Creek Drive...              Saginaw...

This includes Interstate 44 between mile markers 0 and 22.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.

Torrential rainfall is occurring with this storm, and may lead to