Special Weather Statement
Issued by NWS Springfield, MO
Issued by NWS Springfield, MO
800 WWUS83 KSGF 220144 SPSSGF Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Springfield MO 844 PM CDT Tue May 21 2024 MOZ069-070-080-081-220215- Dallas MO-Camden MO-Laclede MO-Pulaski MO- 844 PM CDT Tue May 21 2024 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT CENTRAL DALLAS...NORTHWESTERN LACLEDE...NORTHERN PULASKI AND SOUTHEASTERN CAMDEN COUNTIES THROUGH 915 PM CDT... At 844 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Crocker to near Buffalo. Movement was east at 45 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph and penny size 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... Lebanon, Bennett Spring State Park, Waynesville, St. Robert, Buffalo, Richland, Dixon, Crocker, Stoutland, Bennett Springs, Windyville, Eldridge, Pumpkin Center, Sleeper, Laquey, Swedeborg, Decaturville, Ozark Springs, Plad, and Montreal. This includes Interstate 44 between mile markers 126 and 160. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 1000 PM CDT for central and southwestern Missouri. A Tornado Watch also remains in effect until midnight CDT for central and east central Missouri. && LAT...LON 3802 9251 3801 9202 3789 9202 3770 9241 3757 9317 3771 9317 3804 9252 TIME...MOT...LOC 0144Z 268DEG 30KT 3799 9236 3769 9313 MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH $$ Wise