Full Notification

SVRSGF The National Weather Service in Springfield has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Ozark County in southwestern Missouri... Douglas County in southwestern Missouri... Taney County in southwestern Missouri... Eastern Christian County in southwestern Missouri...

* Until 515 AM CDT.

* At 425 AM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from Sparta to 6 miles southeast of Forsyth to 6 miles northeast of Carrollton, moving east at 60 mph. HAZARD...Golf ball size hail and 70 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...People and animals outdoors will be injured. Expect hail damage to roofs, siding, windows, and vehicles. Expect considerable tree damage. Wind damage is also likely to mobile homes, roofs, and outbuildings.

* Locations impacted include... Branson, Lake Taneycomo, Bull Shoals Lake, Norfork Lake, Bryant Creek State Park, Hollister, Ava, Forsyth, Merriam Woods, Sparta, Kissee Mills, Rockaway Beach, Gainesville, Bull Creek, Taneyville, Bakersfield, Theodosia, Kirbyville, Pontiac, and Wasola.

* AFFECTED AREAS: CHRISTIAN, MO ... DOUGLAS, MO ... OZARK, MO ... TANEY, 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. A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 1000 AM CDT for south central and southwestern Missouri.