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SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH OUTLINE UPDATE FOR WS 479
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
820 PM CDT WED JUL 12 2023

SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 479 IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 300 AM CDT FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS

MO    MISSOURI COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE

BARRY                BARTON              BATES
BENTON               CAMDEN              CASS
CEDAR                CHRISTIAN           COLE
COOPER               CRAWFORD            DADE
DALLAS               DENT                DOUGLAS
GREENE               HENRY               HICKORY
HOWARD               HOWELL              IRON
JACKSON              JASPER              JOHNSON
LACLEDE              LAFAYETTE           LAWRENCE
MARIES               MCDONALD            MILLER
MONITEAU             MORGAN              NEWTON
OREGON               OZARK               PETTIS
PHELPS               POLK                PULASKI
REYNOLDS             SALINE              SHANNON
ST. CLAIR            STONE               TANEY
TEXAS                VERNON              WASHINGTON
WEBSTER              WRIGHT

KS   KANSAS COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE

ALLEN                ANDERSON            BOURBON
BUTLER               CHAUTAUQUA          CHEROKEE
COFFEY               COWLEY              CRAWFORD
ELK                  FRANKLIN            GREENWOOD
JOHNSON              LABETTE             LINN
MIAMI                MONTGOMERY          NEOSHO
WILSON               WOODSON

The National Weather Service has issued a SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH effective for the Oak Grove - Bates City area.  A Severe Thunderstorm Watch means that conditions are favorable for the development of thunderstorms that may contain winds of 58 miles per hour or greater and/or hail of 1 inch diameter or greater.  Severe thunderstorms may also produce flooding rains, and/or dangerous lightning, and/or may produce tornadoes with little or no warning.

Instructions:

Take the following action now:

Make sure that you know the location of children and pets and place them under your immediate supervision.

Secure loose outdoor items, such as lawn furniture and trash cans.

If you have a NOAA All-Hazards Radio, check to make sure it is turned on and receiving a signal. Otherwise, listen to a local television or radio station that has local news for further information.

If stormy conditions or threatening clouds approach, or if lightning is seen or thunder heard, go indoors and stay away from windows.

If heavy rain is flooding streets avoid driving through areas where water of unknown depth is running across the street or areas where the road surface cannot be seen. Do not drive around barricades on flooded streets.