Expires:202504302200;Remove:202504302200;734792 WWUS83 KSGF 302126 SPSSGF Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Springfield MO 426 PM CDT Wed Apr 30 2025 MOZ066-077-088-093-101-302200- Vernon MO-Barton MO-Jasper MO-Newton MO-McDonald MO- 426 PM CDT Wed Apr 30 2025 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT BARTON...NEWTON...WESTERN MCDONALD...SOUTHEASTERN VERNON AND JASPER COUNTIES THROUGH 500 PM CDT... At 425 PM CDT, weather observation equipment measured strong winds along a line extending from near Sheldon to Duquesne to near Lanagan. Movement was northeast at 40 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph. SOURCE...Weather instruments. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include... Fidelity, Duquesne, Sarcoxie, Lamar Heights, Carthage, Fairview, Joplin, Prairie State Park, South West City, Iron Gates, Racine, Neosho, Boston, Atlas, Oakton, Seneca, Golden City, Nashville, Ritchey, and Brooklyn Heights. This includes the following highways... Interstate 44 between mile markers 0 and 30. Interstate 49 between mile markers 4 and 77. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. && LAT...LON 3650 9462 3761 9462 3770 9407 3735 9409 3680 9407 3650 9459 TIME...MOT...LOC 2125Z 229DEG 34KT 3761 9423 3709 9445 3662 9441 MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN MAX WIND GUST...55 MPH $$ Nelson