Severe thunderstorm warning issued for Jasper County

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

The National Weather Service in Springfield has issued a

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

* Until 600 PM CDT

* At 508 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Carl
  Junction, or 9 miles northwest of Joplin, moving east at 35 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...
  Galena...                         Oronogo...
  Carterville...                    Duquesne...
  Sarcoxie...                       Duenweg...
  Jasper...                         Airport Drive...
  Alba...                           Purcell...
  Carytown...                       Fidelity...
  Asbury...                         Neck City...
  Avilla...                         Brooklyn Heights...

This includes Interstate 44 between mile markers 10 and 31.

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.