Full Notification

SVRSGF The National Weather Service in Springfield has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Northeastern Cherokee County in southeastern Kansas... Eastern Crawford County in southeastern Kansas... Western Barton County in southwestern Missouri...

* Until 945 PM CDT.

* At 912 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Weir, or 7 miles southwest of Pittsburg, moving northeast at 60 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... Pittsburg, Prairie State Park, Frontenac, Girard, Arma, Liberal, Cherokee, Weir, Mulberry, Scammon, Chicopee, Mindenmines, Franklin, Arcadia, Roseland, Burgess, Beulah, Croweburg, Yale, and Hannon.

* AFFECTED AREAS: CHEROKEE, KS ... CRAWFORD, KS ... BARTON, MO

Instructions:

Remain alert for a possible tornado! Tornadoes can develop quickly from severe thunderstorms. If you spot a tornado go at once into the basement or small central room in a sturdy structure. For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. This thunderstorm is capable of producing all types of severe weather including extremely large hail, destructive straight line winds and tornadoes. Move quickly to a safe shelter such as an interior room, a bathroom, closet or basement. A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 1100 PM CDT for southeastern Kansas...and southwestern and west central Missouri.