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Carl Junction Police Department
Saturday August 15th, 2020 :: 04:08 p.m. CDT

Alert

Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 04:45PM

The National Weather Service in Springfield has issued a

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

* Until 445 PM CDT.

* At 407 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Carl Junction, or 9 miles east of Columbus, moving southeast 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... Joplin... Webb City... Carl Junction... Columbus... Galena... Oronogo... Carterville... Duquesne... Duenweg... Airport Drive... Lowell... Waco... Atlas... Neutral... Riverton... Lawton... Oakland Park... Skidmore... Stippville... Iron Gates... This includes Interstate 44 between mile markers 10 and 14.

* AFFECTED AREAS: CHEROKEE, KS ... 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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