The main threat from storms entering southwest Missouri after midnight Monday morning is 60 mile per hour winds.
The storms that prompted tornado warnings in Oklahoma have shown a weakening trend as they approached southwest Missouri late Sunday night.
The National Weather Service issued a Severe Thunderstorm Warning for Newton, McDonald and southern Jasper Counties until 1:00 a.m. and a Severe Thunderstorm Warning for southern Barton and northern Jasper Counties until 1:15 a.m.
60 mile per hour wind gusts are the biggest threats with both of these storms as they move through the Joplin, Carthage and Lamar areas.
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