Expires:202404181115;Remove:202404181115;951212 WWUS83 KEAX 181044 SPSEAX Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Kansas City/Pleasant Hill MO 544 AM CDT Thu Apr 18 2024 MOZ021-022-030-181115- Ray MO-Clinton MO-Caldwell MO- 544 AM CDT Thu Apr 18 2024 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT EASTERN CLINTON...NORTHWESTERN RAY AND CALDWELL COUNTIES THROUGH 615 AM CDT... At 544 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Lathrop, moving east at 50 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 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... Lathrop, Hamilton, Polo, Kingston, Turney, and Elmira. This includes Interstate 35 in Missouri between mile markers 33 and 51. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 600 AM CDT for north central, northwestern and west central Missouri. && LAT...LON 3946 9444 3969 9442 3978 9383 3947 9398 TIME...MOT...LOC 1044Z 261DEG 42KT 3958 9431 MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH $$ Blair