A good healthy strong storm raking her way across central MO at the moment... some very close lightning strikes around the house here
Special Weather Statement, Sunday, 12 July 2009 16:07
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
1107 AM CDT SUN JUL 12 2009
MOZ026-034-041-042-049>051-059-062-072-121700-
AUDRAIN MO-BOONE MO-CALLAWAY MO-CRAWFORD MO-FRANKLIN MO-GASCONADE
MO-MONROE MO-MONTGOMERY MO-OSAGE MO-SHELBY MO-
1107 AM CDT SUN JUL 12 2009
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SOUTHWESTERN SHELBY...MONROE...
AUDRAIN...NORTHEASTERN BOONE...MONTGOMERY...CALLAWAY...GASCONADE...
OSAGE...WESTERN FRANKLIN AND NORTHERN CRAWFORD COUNTIES UNTIL NOON CDT...
AT 1106 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 11 MILES SOUTH OF BEVIER TO HIGBEE TO 6 MILES SOUTH OF MURRY TO NEW BLOOMFIELD TO LINN TO NEWBURG...AND MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH.
WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THESE STORMS...ALONG WITH HEAVY RAIN AND FREQUENT DANGEROUS LIGHTNING. WIND GUSTS OF UP TO 40 TO 45 MPH HAVE BEEN REPORTED IN COLUMBIA AND JEFFERSON CITY MISSOURI. LOCATIONS NEAR THE PATH OF THESE STORMS INCLUDE...
LINN... FULTON... CENTRALIA...
OWENSVILLE... CUBA... MEXICO... STEELVILLE... PARIS... HERMANN...
SHELBINA... BOURBON... SANTA FE... MONTGOMERY CITY... MURRY... HALLSVILLE...
STURGEON... CHAMOIS... BLAND... MOUNT STERLING...AUXVASSE...
IF THREATENING WEATHER APPROACHES YOUR AREA...TAKE SHELTER IN A STURDY BUILDING.
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