Headline:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued October 30 at 8:49PM CDT until October 30 at 9:15PM CDT by NWS Springfield MO
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
October 30, 2024 - 6:49pm
Expires:
October 30, 2024 - 7:15pm
Description:
At 849 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from near Parker to near Mound City to near Walnut, moving
east at 45 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to
roofs, siding, and trees.
Locations impacted include...
Pittsburg, Fort Scott, Frontenac, Girard, Arma, Marmaton, Cherokee,
Mulberry, Chicopee, Mccune, Franklin, Arcadia, Uniontown, Walnut,
Fulton, Redfield, Hepler, Mapleton, Burgess, and Beulah.
Instruction:
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 1000 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.
Continuous cloud to ground lightning is occurring with these storms.
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.
Area Description:
Bourbon, KS; Crawford, KS
Forcast Office:
NWS Springfield MO