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Special Weather Statement, NWS Springfield, MO

July 3, 2018Hickory County, Missouri

NWS Springfield, MO issued this special weather statement at Jul 3, 2018, 3:30 PM CDT for Hickory County, Missouri. It was in force for 30 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

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Issued: Jul 3, 2018, 3:30 PM CDT (20:30 UTC)
Expired: Jul 3, 2018, 4:00 PM CDT
In force: 30 min
Issued by: NWS Springfield, MO

County Hickory County, MO

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What forecasters said that day

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NWS Springfield, MO wrote its last area forecast discussion before this special weather statement went out at Jul 3, 3:01 PM CDT, 29 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 3, 3:01 PM CDT, 29 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 3, 2:35 PM CDT, 55 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Jul 3, 3:30 PM CDT, 0 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Springfield MO
330 PM CDT TUE JUL 3 2018

MOZ068-079-032100-
Polk MO-Hickory MO-
330 PM CDT TUE JUL 3 2018

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR HICKORY AND NORTHEASTERN POLK
COUNTIES UNTIL 400 PM CDT...

At 329 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 8
miles south of Wheatland, or 8 miles southwest of Hermitage, moving
south at 5 mph.

Half inch hail and wind gusts up to 50 mph will be possible with this
storm.

Locations impacted include...
Pomme de Terre Lake...            Pomme De Terre State Park...
Pittsburg...                      Hermitage...
Wheatland...                      Preston...
Cross Timbers...                  Flemington...
Quincy...                         Nemo...
Elkton...

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If on or near Pomme de Terre 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.

&&

LAT...LON 3802 9349 3806 9339 3803 9321 3776 9322
      3773 9338 3778 9351
TIME...MOT...LOC 2029Z 006DEG 5KT 3783 9338

Schaumann

The office that day

Everything else NWS Springfield, MO issued on the same UTC day.

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jul 3, 4:35 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	SGF	Cedar, Dade, Polk	36 min
Jul 3, 6:48 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	SGF	Hickory	42 min

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