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WWUS83 KSGF 242153
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Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Springfield MO
453 PM CDT Fri May 24 2024

MOZ055-242230-
Benton MO-
453 PM CDT Fri May 24 2024

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT CENTRAL BENTON COUNTY THROUGH
530 PM CDT...

At 453 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Warsaw, moving east at 20 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph and half inch hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
         unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is
         possible.

Locations impacted include...
Truman State Park, Truman Lake, Warsaw, Racket, Edmonson, Lakeview
Heights, Hastain, Zora, and Whitakerville.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm.
Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe
shelter inside a building or vehicle.

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 1100 PM CDT for
central and west central Missouri.

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LAT...LON 3844 9307 3819 9308 3817 9350 3820 9350
      3821 9353 3834 9352
TIME...MOT...LOC 2153Z 253DEG 19KT 3830 9346

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.50 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH

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