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WWUS53 KSGF 272247
SVSSGF

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
547 PM CDT SUN APR 27 2014

KSC021-MOC097-272315-
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CHEROKEE KS-JASPER MO-
547 PM CDT SUN APR 27 2014

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR WESTERN JASPER AND
SOUTHEASTERN CHEROKEE COUNTIES UNTIL 615 PM CDT...

AT 544 PM CDT...A CONFIRMED LARGE AND EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TORNADO WAS
LOCATED NEAR GALENA...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH.

THIS IS A PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS SITUATION.

HAZARD...DAMAGING TORNADO.

SOURCE...EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT CONFIRMED TORNADO.  DAMAGE HAS BEEN 
REPORTED IN BAXTER SPRINGS BY THE EMERGENCY MANAGER.  TAKE COVER 
NOW! 

IMPACT...YOU ARE IN A LIFE THREATENING SITUATION. FLYING DEBRIS WILL
         BE DEADLY TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL
         BE DESTROYED. CONSIDERABLE DAMAGE TO HOMES...BUSINESSES AND
         VEHICLES IS LIKELY AND COMPLETE DESTRUCTION POSSIBLE.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
AIRPORT DRIVE...ASBURY...BAXTER SPRINGS...CARL JUNCTION...
CRESTLINE...GALENA...IRON GATES...LAWTON...LOWELL...NEUTRAL...
RIVERTON...SOUTHERN JOPLIN AND WACO.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TO REPEAT...A LARGE...EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND POTENTIALLY DEADLY
TORNADO IS ON THE GROUND. TO PROTECT YOUR LIFE...TAKE COVER NOW. MOVE
TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING. AVOID
WINDOWS. IF IN A MOBILE HOME...A VEHICLE OR OUTDOORS...MOVE TO THE
CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.

&&

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 PM CDT SUNDAY EVENING FOR
SOUTHEAST KANSAS AND SOUTHERN MISSOURI.

LAT...LON 3736 9459 3705 9448 3705 9456 3706 9461
      3701 9462 3699 9469 3699 9482 3705 9488
TIME...MOT...LOC 2247Z 225DEG 38KT 3710 9467

TORNADO...OBSERVED
TORNADO DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE
HAIL...1.75IN

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