Special Weather Statement for Lamar
At 844 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Lake Gibbons, or near Paris, moving southeast at 10 mph. HAZARD...Winds in excess of 40 mph and penny size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs...
Official alert brief
At 844 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Lake Gibbons, or near Paris, moving southeast at 10 mph. HAZARD...Winds in excess of 40 mph and penny 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... Paris, Blossom, Lake Crook, Powderly, Sumner, Lake Gibbons, Pattonville, Camp Maxey, Pat Mayse Lake, Deport, Novice, Toco, Sun Valley, Direct, Midcity, Globe, Brookston, East Direct, Forest Chapel, and Garretts Bluff.
Instructions
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm and may lead to localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.