Sunday, May 22, 2011

May 22: Tornado Warning (Radar Indicated Tornado)- Joplin, MO


THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPRINGFIELD HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  WESTERN JASPER COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST MISSOURI...

* UNTIL 600 PM CDT.

* AT 505 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
  TORNADO 10 MILES WEST OF CARL JUNCTION...OR 6 MILES EAST OF
COLUMBUS...MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH. THIS STORM HAS A HISTORY OF
PRODUCING FUNNEL CLOUDS AND TENNIS BALL SIZE HAIL.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE AIRPORT DRIVE...ALBA...ASBURY...ATLAS...
  BROOKLYN HEIGHTS...CARL JUNCTION...CARTERVILLE...LAKESIDE...NECK
  CITY...NORTHEASTERN JOPLIN...OAKLAND PARK...ORONOGO...PURCELL...
  WACO AND WEBB CITY.

INTERSTATE 44 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 13 AND 18 WILL ALSO BE IMPACTED BY
THIS TORNADO.

IN ADDITION TO A TORNADO...THIS STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING LARGE
DAMAGING HAIL UP TO TENNIS BALL SIZE.

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