Full Notification

The National Weather Service in Springfield has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Newton County in southwestern Missouri... McDonald County in southwestern Missouri... Jasper County in southwestern Missouri...

* Until 515 AM CST.

* At 420 AM CST, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near Loma Linda to near South West City, moving northeast at 55 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.

* Severe thunderstorms will be near... Galena around 425 AM CST. Joplin, Carl Junction, Leawood, Silver Creek, Shoal Creek Drive and Saginaw around 430 AM CST. Webb City, Oronogo, Carterville, Duquesne, Duenweg and Lanagan around 435 AM CST. Pineville, Anderson, Alba and Purcell around 440 AM CST. Carthage and Goodman around 445 AM CST. Neosho around 450 AM CST. Wheaton around 500 AM CST. Fairview around 505 AM CST. Other locations impacted by these severe thunderstorms include Big Sugar Creek State Park, Dodge, Loma Linda, Airport Drive, Carytown, Fidelity, Newtonia, Neck City, Stella and Redings Mill. This includes the following highways... Interstate 44 between mile markers 0 and 32. Interstate 49 between mile markers 1 and 56.

* AFFECTED AREAS: MCDONALD, MO ... NEWTON, MO ... JASPER, MO

Instructions:

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. Large hail and damaging winds and continuous cloud to ground lightning is occurring with these storms. Move indoors immediately. Lightning is one of nature's leading killers. Remember, if you can hear thunder, you are close enough to be struck by lightning.