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SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH OUTLINE UPDATE FOR WS 671
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
530 PM CDT TUE SEP 5 2023

SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 671 IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1200 AM CDT FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS

MO  .    MISSOURI COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE

AUDRAIN              BARRY               BARTON
BATES                BENTON              BOONE
CALLAWAY             CAMDEN              CARROLL
CASS                 CEDAR               CHARITON
CHRISTIAN            COLE                COOPER
DADE                 DALLAS              DOUGLAS
GREENE               HENRY               HICKORY
HOWARD               JASPER              JOHNSON
LACLEDE              LAFAYETTE           LAWRENCE
LINN                 LIVINGSTON          MACON
MARIES               MCDONALD            MILLER
MONITEAU             MONROE              MORGAN
NEWTON               OSAGE               OZARK
PETTIS               PHELPS              POLK
PULASKI              RANDOLPH            SALINE
SHELBY               ST. CLAIR           STONE
TANEY                TEXAS               VERNON
WEBSTER              WRIGHT

The National Weather Service has issued a SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH effective for the 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.