For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a sturdy building. Torrential rainfall is occurring with these storms, and may lead to flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.

SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 697 REMAINS VALID UNTIL 4 AM CDT THURSDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS IN MISSOURI THIS WATCH INCLUDES 29 COUNTIES IN CENTRAL MISSOURI BENTON CAMDEN HICKORY MARIES MILLER MORGAN PULASKI IN EAST CENTRAL MISSOURI PHELPS IN SOUTH CENTRAL MISSOURI TEXAS IN SOUTHWEST MISSOURI BARRY BARTON CEDAR CHRISTIAN DADE DALLAS DOUGLAS GREENE JASPER LACLEDE LAWRENCE MCDONALD NEWTON OZARK POLK STONE TANEY WEBSTER WRIGHT IN WEST CENTRAL MISSOURI ST. CLAIR THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF ANDERSON, APPLETON CITY, ARNICA, AURORA, AURORA SPRINGS, AVA, BENDAVIS, BOLIVAR, BRANSON, BUFFALO, CAMDENTON, CAPLINGER MILLS, CARTHAGE, CASSVILLE, CEDAR SPRINGS, CHARITY, CHRISTIAN CENTER, COLE CAMP, CRANE, CROCKERVILLE, CROSS TIMBERS, DAWSON, DECATURVILLE, DOGWOOD, DUNCAN, EDGEWATER BEACH, EDMONSON, EL DORADO SPRINGS, ELDON, ELSEY, FILLEY, FOOSE, FORSYTH, FORT LEONARD WOOD, GOODHOPE, GOODMAN, GRAFF, GREENFIELD, HERMITAGE, HOLLISTER, HUGGINS, INDIAN POINT, JOHNSON CITY, JOPLIN, KENOMA, KIMBERLING CITY, KIRBYVILLE, LAKE OZARK, LAMAR, LAQUEY, LAURIE, LEBANON, LINCOLN, LOCKWOOD, LYNCHBURG, MADRY, MANSFIELD, MARCH, MARIONVILLE, MARSHFIELD, MEINERT, MONETT, MORA, MOUNT VERNON, MOUNTAIN GROVE, NEOSHO, NIXA, NOEL, NORTHVIEW, NORTHWYE, OLIVE, OSAGE BEACH, OZARK, OZARK BEACH, PINEVILLE, PITTSBURG, PLAD, PLATO, POWERSITE, QUINCY, ROACH, ROBY, ROCKY COMFORT, ROCKY MOUNT, ROGERSVILLE, ROLLA, ROME, SELMORE, SEYMOUR, SILVER DOLLAR CITY, SOUTH WEST CITY, SPRINGFIELD, SQUIRES, STOCKTON, STOVER, TIFFIN, VANZANT, VERSAILLES, VICHY, VILLAGE OF FOUR SEASONS, WARSAW, WASOLA, WAYNESVILLE, WEAUBLEAU, WHEATLAND, WHITAKERVILLE, AND WINDYVILLE.