Severe thunderstorm warning in effect for Jasper, Barton, Newton, McDonald counties

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Springfield MO
147 PM CDT Sat May 18 2019

KSC011-021-037-MOC011-097-119-145-217-181900-
/O.CON.KSGF.SV.W.0100.000000T0000Z-190518T1900Z/
Bourbon KS-Cherokee KS-Crawford KS-Barton MO-Newton MO-McDonald MO-
Vernon MO-Jasper MO-
147 PM CDT Sat May 18 2019

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 200 PM CDT
FOR BOURBON...NORTHEASTERN CHEROKEE...EASTERN CRAWFORD...BARTON...
NEWTON...MCDONALD...SOUTHWESTERN VERNON AND JASPER COUNTIES...

At 146 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from near Bronson to 8 miles southeast of Redfield to near
Mindenmines to near Shoal Creek Drive to 7 miles northwest of
Anderson, moving north at 55 mph.

HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated. At 141 PM CDT...Powerlines were blown over
         2 miles east of Pittsburg Kansas.

IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to
         roofs, siding, and trees.

Locations impacted include...
Joplin...                         Pittsburg...
Carthage...                       Neosho...
Webb City...                      Big Sugar Creek State Park...
Prairie State Park...             Fort Scott...
Carl Junction...                  Lamar...
Frontenac...                      Galena...
Girard...                         Oronogo...
Seneca...                         Granby...
Anderson...                       Carterville...
Noel...                           Duquesne...

This includes the following highways...
 Interstate 44 between mile markers 0 and 30.
 Interstate 49 between mile markers 1 and 85.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 500 PM CDT for southeastern
Kansas...and southwestern and west central Missouri.

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