Expires:202404280315;Remove:202404280315;232647 WWUS83 KSGF 280230 SPSSGF Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Springfield MO 930 PM CDT Sat Apr 27 2024 KSZ073-097-MOZ066-077-280315- Bourbon KS-Crawford KS-Vernon MO-Barton MO- 930 PM CDT Sat Apr 27 2024 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT BOURBON...NORTHERN CRAWFORD... NORTHWESTERN BARTON AND WESTERN VERNON COUNTIES THROUGH 1015 PM CDT... At 929 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 8 miles southeast of Redfield, or 9 miles southwest of Fort Scott, moving east at 30 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... Nevada, Fort Scott, Girard, Arma, Marmaton, Mulberry, Franklin, Arcadia, Bronaugh, Walnut, Redfield, Hepler, Moundville, Richards, Deerfield, Burgess, Metz, Stotesbury, Croweburg, and Petersburg. This includes Interstate 49 between mile markers 91 and 106. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm and may lead to localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways. A Tornado Watch remains in effect until midnight CDT for southeastern Kansas...and southwestern and west central Missouri. && LAT...LON 3777 9509 3804 9463 3805 9433 3765 9433 3740 9509 TIME...MOT...LOC 0229Z 247DEG 26KT 3772 9481 MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH $$ Hatch