Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 06:30PM Saturday
The National Weather Service in Springfield has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Southeastern Cherokee County in southeastern Kansas... Southeastern Barton County in southwestern Missouri... Northwestern Newton County in southwestern Missouri... Jasper County in southwestern Missouri... Northwestern Dade County in southwestern Missouri...
* Until 630 PM CST.
* At 530 PM CST, a severe thunderstorm was located over Oronogo, or 8 miles north of Joplin, moving northeast at 45 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... Stockton Lake... Carl Junction... Baxter Springs... Galena... Oronogo... Carterville... Duquesne... Greenfield... Duenweg... Lockwood... Jasper... Golden City... Loma Linda... Airport Drive... Leawood... Lowell... Silver Creek... This includes the following highways... Interstate 44 between mile markers 0 and 15. Interstate 49 near mile marker 35, and between mile markers 38 and 60.
* AFFECTED AREAS: NEWTON, MO ... BARTON, MO ... CHEROKEE, KS ... JASPER, MO ... DADE, MO
Instructions:
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until midnight CST for southeastern Kansas...and southwestern Missouri. 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
TEXT-A-TIP - Text TIP CARLJUNCTION followed by your message, to 888777
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