Severe thunderstorm warning in effect for Jasper, Newton, Cherokee counties

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Springfield MO
123 PM CDT TUE JUL 17 2018

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Cherokee KS-Newton MO-Jasper MO-
123 PM CDT TUE JUL 17 2018

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 200 PM CDT
FOR SOUTHEASTERN CHEROKEE...NEWTON AND SOUTHWESTERN JASPER
COUNTIES...

At 123 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from near Galena to near Bernice State Park, moving east at
25 mph.

HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.

Locations impacted include...
Joplin...                         Carthage...
Neosho...                         Webb City...
Carl Junction...                  Baxter Springs...
Galena...                         Seneca...
Granby...                         Carterville...
Duquesne...                       Duenweg...
Diamond...                        Loma Linda...
Airport Drive...                  Leawood...
Lowell...                         Silver Creek...
Shoal Creek Drive...              Saginaw...

This includes the following highways...
 Interstate 44 between mile markers 0 and 23.
 Interstate 49 between mile markers 16 and 40.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.

Torrential rainfall is occurring with these storms, and may lead to
flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.