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

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Springfield MO
113 PM CDT Mon May 20 2019

The National Weather Service in Springfield has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Newton County in southwestern Missouri...
  McDonald County in southwestern Missouri...
  Southern Jasper County in southwestern Missouri...

* Until 215 PM CDT.

* At 112 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Fairland, or
  12 miles south of Miami, moving east at 45 mph.

  HAZARD...Golf ball size hail and 60 mph wind gusts.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

  IMPACT...People and animals outdoors will be injured. Expect hail
           damage to roofs, siding, windows, and vehicles. Expect
           wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees.

* Locations impacted include...
  Joplin...                         Carthage...
  Neosho...                         Webb City...
  Big Sugar Creek State Park...     Seneca...
  Granby...                         Anderson...
  Carterville...                    Noel...
  Duquesne...                       Dodge...
  Sarcoxie...                       Goodman...
  Duenweg...                        South West City...
  Diamond...                        Pineville...
  Loma Linda...                     Wheaton...

This includes the following highways...
 Interstate 44 between mile markers 0 and 31.
 Interstate 49 between mile markers 1 and 41.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

Large hail and damaging winds and continuous cloud to ground
lightning is occurring with this storm. Move indoors immediately.
Lightning is one of nature`s leading killers. Remember, if you can
hear thunder, you are close enough to be struck by lightning.

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