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WWUS83 KSGF 090142

SPSSGF



Special Weather Statement

National Weather Service Springfield MO

842 PM CDT Wed May 8 2024

 

MOZ097-105-090215-

Ozark MO-Howell MO-

842 PM CDT Wed May 8 2024



...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT SOUTHEASTERN OZARK AND HOWELL

COUNTIES THROUGH 915 PM CDT...



At 842 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near

Bakersfield, or 17 miles southwest of West Plains, moving east at 45

mph.



HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph and nickel 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...

West Plains, Pomona, Bakersfield, South Fork, Brandsville, Peace

Valley, White Church, Moody, Pottersville, and Caulfield.



PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...



If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. 



A Tornado Watch remains in effect until midnight CDT for south

central and southwestern Missouri.



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LAT...LON 3661 9221 3689 9198 3689 9166 3679 9166

      3679 9168 3658 9167 3650 9202 3650 9218

TIME...MOT...LOC 0142Z 255DEG 39KT 3658 9211 



MAX HAIL SIZE...0.88 IN

MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH



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