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...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 630 PM CDT FOR
SOUTHWESTERN LAWRENCE...NORTHERN NEWTON AND SOUTHEASTERN JASPER
COUNTIES...

AT 612 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A TORNADO 4 MILES SOUTHWEST OF REEDS...OR 8 MILES SOUTHEAST 
OF CARTHAGE...MOVING EAST AT 35 MPH. THIS STORM HAS A HISTORY OF 
PRODUCING A LARGE DAMAGING TORNADO IN JOPLIN MISSOURI.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE ATLAS...CARTHAGE...CLIFF VILLAGE...
DIAMOND...DUENWEG...DUQUESNE...FIDELITY...FREISTATT...LA RUSSELL...
LEAWOOD...PIERCE CITY...REDINGS MILL...REEDS...SAGINAW...SARCOXIE...
SHOAL CREEK ESTATES...SHOAL CREEK ESTATE...SILVER CREEK...
SOUTHEASTERN JOPLIN...STOTTS CITY AND WENTWORTH.

INTERSTATE 44 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 9 AND 41 WILL ALSO BE IMPACTED BY
THIS TORNADO.

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

THE SAFEST PLACE TO BE DURING A TORNADO IS IN A BASEMENT. GET UNDER A
WORKBENCH OR OTHER PIECE OF STURDY FURNITURE. IF NO BASEMENT IS
AVAILABLE...SEEK SHELTER ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF THE BUILDING IN AN
INTERIOR HALLWAY OR ROOM SUCH AS A CLOSET. USE BLANKETS OR PILLOWS TO
COVER YOUR BODY AND ALWAYS STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS.

IF IN MOBILE HOMES OR VEHICLES...EVACUATE THEM AND GET INSIDE A
SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER. IF NO SHELTER IS AVAILABLE...LIE FLAT IN THE
NEAREST DITCH OR OTHER LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS.

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM CDT SUNDAY EVENING FOR
SOUTHEAST KANSAS AND SOUTHERN MISSOURI.