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WWUS83 KSGF 050215
SPSSGF

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Springfield MO
915 PM CDT Thu Jul 4 2024

MOZ088-093-094-101-102-050245-
Barry MO-Jasper MO-Newton MO-McDonald MO-Lawrence MO-
915 PM CDT Thu Jul 4 2024

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT NEWTON...NORTHEASTERN MCDONALD...
NORTHWESTERN BARRY...SOUTHWESTERN LAWRENCE AND SOUTHEASTERN JASPER
COUNTIES THROUGH 945 PM CDT...

At 915 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from near Diamond to near Granby to near Purdy.
Movement was northeast at 40 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph and pea 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...
Neosho, Monett, Granby, Sarcoxie, Pierce City, Goodman, Purdy,
Diamond, Wheaton, Butterfield, Fairview, Fidelity, Stotts City,
Newtonia, Pioneer, Freistatt, Stella, Wentworth, Stark City, and
Avilla.

This includes the following highways...
 Interstate 44 between mile markers 17 and 42.
 Interstate 49 between mile markers 12 and 30, and between mile
markers 36 and 37.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with these storms.
Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe
shelter inside a building or vehicle.

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LAT...LON 3725 9419 3717 9387 3674 9385 3666 9410
      3667 9439 3688 9452
TIME...MOT...LOC 0215Z 222DEG 35KT 3694 9438 3693 9417 3686 9400

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH

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