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Carl Junction Police Department
Sunday May 3rd, 2020 :: 09:04 a.m. CDT

Alert

Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 09:45AM

The National Weather Service in Springfield has issued a

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

* Until 945 AM CDT.

* At 902 AM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Carl Junction, or 11 miles northwest of Joplin, moving east at 45 mph. In addition a line of thunderstorms behind this storm is producing 70 mph winds. HAZARD...Golf ball size hail and 70 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...People and animals outdoors will be injured. Expect hail damage to roofs, siding, windows, and vehicles. Expect considerable tree damage. Wind damage is also likely to mobile homes, roofs, and outbuildings.

* 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... La Russell... This includes the following highways... Interstate 44 between mile markers 8 and 32. Interstate 49 between mile markers 36 and 56.

* AFFECTED AREAS: JASPER, MO

Instructions:

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

Address/Location
Carl Junction Police Department
302 N Main St
Carl Junction, MO 64834

Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 417-649-7070

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Alert Details

Severity:
Severe - Significant threat to life or property
Urgency:
Immediate - Responsive action SHOULD be taken immediately
Certainty:
Observed - Determined to have occurred or to be ongoing
Category:
Meteorological (inc. flood)
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning

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