12:10 A.M. UPDATE: A Flash Flood Warning has been issued for Jasper County until 6:30 a.m. Monday. Between one and 2.5 inches of rain has already fallen, and flash flooding is ongoing in the Joplin, Carthage, Webb City and Carl Junction areas.
12:05 A.M. UPDATE: Several Severe Thunderstorm Warnings are in effect for southwest Missouri, including one for southeastern Barton, northeastern Jasper and Dade Counties until 1:15 a.m., for southeastern Cedar and northeastern Dade Counties until 1:00 a.m., and for Hickory, northern Dallas, northern Polk and southwestern Camden Counties until 1:00 a.m. 60 mile per hour winds and quarter size hail are the biggest threats with these storms.
A long line of storms capable of producing damaging wind gusts and large hail up to the size of golf balls are pushing across southwest Missouri early Monday.
The National Weather Service has issued a Severe Thunderstorm Watch for most of southwest Missouri until 4:00 a.m. Monday. That watch now includes our far eastern counties.
93-3 and AM 560 KWTO will have the latest watches, warnings and damage reports from storms as they sweep across the area.