Special Weather Statement
Issued by NWS Springfield, MO
Issued by NWS Springfield, MO
405 WWUS83 KSGF 120549 SPSSGF Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Springfield MO 1249 AM CDT Fri Jul 12 2024 KSZ073-097-120630- Bourbon KS-Crawford KS- 1249 AM CDT Fri Jul 12 2024 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT BOURBON AND CRAWFORD COUNTIES THROUGH 130 AM CDT... At 1248 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Moran, or 7 miles southeast of La Harpe, moving east at 30 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph and nickel size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. Locations impacted include... Pittsburg, Fort Scott, Frontenac, Girard, Arma, Marmaton, Cherokee, Mulberry, Chicopee, Franklin, Bronson, Arcadia, Uniontown, Walnut, Redfield, Hepler, Beulah, Croweburg, Yale, and Petersburg. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm and may lead to localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways. Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm. Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe shelter inside a building or vehicle. && LAT...LON 3798 9507 3797 9462 3735 9462 3735 9491 3755 9509 3774 9509 TIME...MOT...LOC 0548Z 286DEG 26KT 3785 9518 MAX HAIL SIZE...0.88 IN MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH $$ Hatch