Full Notification

SVRSGF The National Weather Service in Springfield has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Southeastern Cherokee County in southeastern Kansas... Newton County in southwestern Missouri... Southwestern Jasper County in southwestern Missouri...

* Until 630 PM CDT.

* At 539 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Carl Junction, or near Joplin, moving southeast at 25 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and half dollar size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees.

* Locations impacted include... Joplin, Carthage, Neosho, Webb City, Carl Junction, Galena, Oronogo, Seneca, Granby, Carterville, Duquesne, Duenweg, Diamond, Loma Linda, Airport Drive, Leawood, Silver Creek, Shoal Creek Drive, Saginaw, and Fidelity. This includes the following highways... Interstate 44 between mile markers 0 and 20. Interstate 49 between mile markers 15 and 38.

* AFFECTED AREAS: CHEROKEE, KS ... JASPER, MO ... NEWTON, MO

Instructions:

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. Large hail, damaging wind, and continuous cloud to ground lightning are occurring with this storm. Move indoors immediately. Lightning is one of nature's leading killers. Remember, if you can hear thunder, you are close enough to be struck by lightning. Torrential rainfall is occurring with this storm, and may lead to flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.