Weather

County,: Special Weather Statement issued May 20 at 6:26PM CDT by NWS; Effective: 6:26 p.m. on Monday, May 20, 2013; Expires: 7:15 p.m. on Monday, May 20, 2013; ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHWESTERN BARRY...NORTHWESTERN
CHRISTIAN...SOUTHEASTERN DADE...SOUTHEASTERN LAWRENCE AND
SOUTHWESTERN GREENE COUNTIES UNTIL 715 PM CDT...
AT 625 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR MONETT...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 50 MPH. NICKEL
SIZE HAIL...AND WINDS AROUND 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE ASH GROVE...AURORA...BATTLEFIELD...
BILLINGS...BOIS D`ARC...CHESAPEAKE...CLEVER...EVERTON...FREISTATT...
HALLTOWN...HOBERG...MARIONVILLE...MONETT...MOUNT VERNON...PIERCE
CITY...PLEASANT RIDGE...PURDY...REPUBLIC...SPRINGFIELD AND VERONA.
INTERSTATE 44 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 41 AND 73 WILL ALSO BE IMPACTED BY
THIS STORM.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM CDT MONDAY EVENING
FOR SOUTHEAST KANSAS AND SOUTHERN MISSOURI.; See more at NOAA