Severe Thunderstorm Watch issued for the Ozarks

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (KY3) – The Storm Prediction Center issued a Severe Thunderstorm Watch for a lot of southwest Missouri.

The watch lasts till 5 am on Saturday. It contains these counties:

• Barry, Mo.
• Barton, Mo.
• Bates, Mo.
• Benton, Mo.
• Camden, Mo.
• Cedar, Mo.
• Christian, Mo.
• Dade, Mo.
• Dallas, Mo.
• Douglas, Mo.
• Greene, Mo.
• Henry, Mo.
• Hickory, Mo.
• Jasper, Mo.
• Laclede, Mo.
• Lawrence, Mo.
• McDonald, Mo.
• Newton, Mo.
• Polk, Mo.
• Pulaski, Mo.
• St. Clair, Mo.
• Stone, Mo.
• Taney, Mo.
• Vernon, Mo.
• Webster, Mo.
• Wright, Mo.

The KY3 Storm Team is monitoring the potential for all modes of extreme climate via Friday night time.

Stay forward of the storms with the KY3 First Alert Weather app. Download in your Apple or Android machine.

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