Special Weather Statement for Ozark
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What you need to know
- Applies to
- Ozark
- Effective
- Ended
- Official severity
- Moderate
- Official urgency
- Expected
- Official certainty
- Observed
What is happening
At 232 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 7 miles southeast of Gainesville, or 14 miles north of Mountain Home, moving southeast at 5 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations...
What the bulletin says to do
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. If on or near Norfolk Lake, get out of the water and move indoors or inside a vehicle. Remember, lightning can strike out to 10 miles from the parent thunderstorm. If you can hear thunder, you are close enough to be struck by lightning. Move to safe shelter now! Do not be caught on the water in a thunderstorm.
Full official description
Bulletin details
At 232 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 7 miles southeast of Gainesville, or 14 miles north of Mountain Home, moving southeast at 5 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include... Norfork Lake, Bakersfield, and Udall.
Lifecycle record
Official revisions
- Alert
Special Weather Statement issued August 26 at 2:32PM CDT by NWS Springfield MO
Official revision
Source and limitations
Publisher: Weather Alert Watch. Primary source: NWS Springfield MO. This page reorganizes official fields and does not add a forecast or expand the affected area.
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