SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH til 2 PM 05-08-2024 including Jackson and Lafayette Counties. 
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH OUTLINE UPDATE FOR WS 202 NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK 650 AM CDT WED MAY 8 2024 SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 202 IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 200 PM CDT FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS MO . MISSOURI COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE ANDREW BARTON BATES BENTON BOONE BUCHANAN CALDWELL CALLAWAY CAMDEN CARROLL CASS CEDAR CLAY CLINTON COLE COOPER DADE DALLAS DEKALB DENT GREENE HENRY HICKORY HOWARD JACKSON JOHNSON LACLEDE LAFAYETTE MARIES MILLER MONITEAU MORGAN OSAGE PETTIS PHELPS PLATTE POLK PULASKI RAY SALINE ST. CLAIR TEXAS VERNON WEBSTER WRIGHT $$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.
Address/Location
Oak Grove - Sni Valley Emergency Management
1300 S Broadway St
Oak Grove, MO 64075
Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 816-690-3773