Special Weather Statement
Issued by NWS Springfield, MO
Issued by NWS Springfield, MO
893 WWUS83 KSGF 121054 SPSSGF Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Springfield MO 554 AM CDT Fri Jul 12 2024 KSZ101-MOZ088-093-121130- Cherokee KS-Jasper MO-Newton MO- 554 AM CDT Fri Jul 12 2024 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT SOUTHEASTERN CHEROKEE...NEWTON AND SOUTHERN JASPER COUNTIES THROUGH 630 AM CDT... At 554 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Baxter Springs, moving east at 20 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph and penny 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... Joplin, Carthage, Neosho, Webb City, Carl Junction, Baxter Springs, Galena, Granby, Carterville, Duquesne, Duenweg, Diamond, Loma Linda, Airport Drive, Leawood, Lowell, Silver Creek, Shoal Creek Drive, Saginaw, and Fidelity. This includes the following highways... Interstate 44 between mile markers 0 and 27. Interstate 49 between mile markers 16 and 40. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm and may lead to localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways. && LAT...LON 3714 9481 3715 9414 3675 9414 3676 9439 3686 9462 3700 9462 3700 9482 TIME...MOT...LOC 1054Z 281DEG 18KT 3701 9472 MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH $$ Hatch