Saturday, May 27, 2017

Severe thunderstorm warning issued for northeastern Jasper, Barton counties

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Springfield MO
130 PM CDT SAT MAY 27 2017

The National Weather Service in Springfield has issued a

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

* Until 215 PM CDT

* At 130 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
  extending from near Liberal to Cherokee, moving east at 20 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...
  Pittsburg...                      Prairie State Park...
  Lamar...                          Frontenac...
  Jasper...                         Liberal...
  Cherokee...                       Weir...
  Mulberry...                       Scammon...
  Chicopee...                       Nashville...
  Mindenmines...                    Carytown...
  Asbury...                         Neck City...
  Lamar Heights...                  Roseland...
  Burgess...                        Yale...

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 700 PM CDT for southeastern
Kansas...and southwestern Missouri.

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