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First Alert Weather Day: Tornado Watch & Severe Thunderstorm Watch issued for the Ozarks

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (KY3) – The Storm Prediction Center issued a Tornado Watch for much of the Ozarks.

The watch lasts until 9 p.m. It includes these Missouri counties:

Missouri Counties Only:

  • Benton, Mo.
  • Camden, Mo.
  • Christian, Mo.
  • Dallas, Mo.
  • Dent, Mo.
  • Douglas, Mo.
  • Greene, Mo.
  • Hickory, Mo.
  • Howell, Mo.
  • Laclede, Mo.
  • Maries, Mo.
  • Miller, Mo.
  • Morgan, Mo.
  • Oregon, Mo.
  • Ozark, Mo.
  • Phelps, Mo.
  • Polk, Mo.
  • Pulaski, Mo.
  • Shannon, Mo.
  • Taney, Mo.
  • Texas, Mo.
  • Webster, Mo.
  • Wright, Mo.

The Severe Thunderstorm Watch covers much of the western Ozarks. It lasts until 9 p.m. It includes these counties.

Arkansas:

  • Benton, Ark.
  • Carroll, Ark.

Missouri:

  • Barry, Mo.
  • Barton, Mo.
  • Bates, Mo.
  • Cedar, Mo
  • Dade, Mo.
  • Henry, Mo.
  • Jasper, Mo.
  • Lawrence, Mo.
  • McDonald, Mo.
  • Newton, Mo.
  • St. Clair, Mo.
  • Stone, Mo.
  • Vernon, Mo.

The KY3 First Alert Weather team is tracking all modes of severe weather, including dangerous tornadoes.

Stay ahead of the storms with the KY3 First Alert Weather app. Download below using QR codes.

New KY3 Weather App QR Codes(KY3)

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