Headline:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued October 31 at 12:17AM CDT until October 31 at 12:45AM CDT by NWS Springfield MO
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
October 30, 2024 - 10:17pm
Expires:
October 30, 2024 - 10:45pm
Description:
At 1217 AM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from 8 miles northwest of Walnut Grove to near Ash Grove to
near Mount Vernon, moving east at 50 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...
Northwestern Springfield, Republic, Bolivar, Stockton Lake, Willard,
Mount Vernon, Ash Grove, Fair Grove, Walnut Grove, Pleasant Hope,
Morrisville, Everton, Brookline, Dadeville, Halfway, Halltown,
Aldrich, Hoberg, Chesapeake, and Glidewell.
This includes Interstate 44 between mile markers 44 and 79.
Instruction:
A tornado watch remains in effect for the warned area. Tornadoes can
develop quickly from severe thunderstorms. Although a tornado is not
immediately likely, if one is spotted act quickly and move to a place
of safety inside a sturdy structure, such as a basement or small
interior room.
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:
Dade, MO; Dallas, MO; Greene, MO; Lawrence, MO; Polk, MO
Forcast Office:
NWS Springfield MO