Special Weather Statement for Lafayette; Columbia
At 649 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 7 miles south of Stamps, moving southeast at 20 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph and pea size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow...
Official alert brief
At 649 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 7 miles south of Stamps, moving southeast at 20 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph and pea size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor damage to outdoor objects is possible. Locations impacted include... Stamps, Taylor, Bussey, Smithland, Macedonia, Cornelius, Lerch, Mars Hill and McKamie.
Instructions
Monitor the weather situation closely and be alert for threatening weather conditions. Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm and may lead to flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.