Full Notification

At 1139 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near Joplin to 6 miles southwest of Shoal Creek Drive, moving southeast at 30 mph. HAZARD...Ping pong ball size hail and 60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. At 11:38 PM half dollar size hail was reported 3 miles southeast of Galena, KS. IMPACT...People and animals outdoors will be injured. Expect hail damage to roofs, siding, windows, and vehicles. Expect wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees. Locations impacted include... Joplin... Carthage... Webb City... Carl Junction... Galena... Oronogo... Seneca... Carterville... Duquesne... Duenweg... Diamond... Loma Linda... Airport Drive... Leawood... Silver Creek... Shoal Creek Drive... Saginaw... Fidelity... Redings Mill... Grand Falls Plaza... This includes the following highways... Interstate 44 between mile markers 0 and 25. Interstate 49 between mile markers 24 and 42.

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

Instructions:

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. Torrential rainfall is occurring with these storms, and may lead to flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.