Short Term Forecast
Issued by NWS Springfield, MO

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FPUS73 KSGF 200012
NOWSGF

SHORT TERM FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
712 PM CDT SUN MAY 19 2013

MOZ055-066>068-077>079-088-089-093-094-102-200115-
BARTON MO-BENTON MO-CEDAR MO-HICKORY MO-JASPER MO-BARRY MO-NEWTON MO-
POLK MO-ST. CLAIR MO-VERNON MO-DADE MO-LAWRENCE MO-
712 PM CDT SUN MAY 19 2013

.NOW...

AT 708 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM APPLETON CITY TO KENOMA TO
6 MILES WEST OF GOODMAN...MOVING EAST AT 35 MPH.

LOCATIONS NEAR THE PATH OF THESE THUNDERSTORMS INCLUDE APPLETON
CITY...CARTHAGE...DIAMOND...DUENWEG...EL DORADO SPRINGS...EVERTON...
EXTREME EASTERN JOPLIN...FAIR PLAY...FAIRVIEW...GOLDEN CITY...
GRANBY...GREENFIELD...HUMANSVILLE...LOCKWOOD...LOWRY CITY...MILLER...
MONETT...MOUNT VERNON...NEOSHO...OSCEOLA...PIERCE CITY...PURDY...
SAGINAW...SARCOXIE...SCHELL CITY...STOCKTON...VERONA...WEAUBLEAU AND
WHEATON.

THIS ALSO INCLUDES STOCKTON LAKE...STOCKTON STATE PARK...TRUMAN LAKE
AND TRUMAN STATE PARK.

INTERSTATE 44 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 11 AND 55 WILL ALSO BE IMPACTED BY
THESE THUNDERSTORMS.

HAIL UP TO A HALF INCH IN DIAMETER...WIND GUSTS TO 45 MPH...HEAVY
RAINFALL AND FREQUENT LIGHTNING STRIKES CAN BE EXPECTED FROM THESE
STORMS.

RAINFALL AMOUNTS BETWEEN ONE QUARTER AND THREE QUARTERS OF AN INCH
ARE EXPECTED THROUGH 815 PM CDT.

IF YOU ARE CAUGHT OUTSIDE...SEEK SHELTER FROM THE WEATHER IN A STURDY
BUILDING. STAY INSIDE AWAY FROM WINDOWS UNTIL THE STORM HAS PASSED.

TAKE SHELTER FROM THE STORMS IN A STURDY BUILDING. BOATERS ON AREA
LAKES SHOULD RETURN TO SHORE. REMEMBER...LIGHTNING CAN STRIKE UP TO
15 MILES FROM THE PARENT THUNDERSTORM. IF YOU CAN HEAR THUNDER...YOU
ARE CLOSE ENOUGH TO BE STRUCK BY LIGHTNING.

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 100 AM CDT MONDAY MORNING FOR
SOUTHEAST KANSAS AND SOUTHWESTERN MISSOURI.

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GAGAN