A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 1100 PM CDT for north central, northwestern and west central Missouri. Remain alert for a possible tornado! Tornadoes can develop quickly from severe thunderstorms. If you spot a tornado go at once into the basement or small central room in a sturdy structure. For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building.

At 909 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near Clarksdale to near Osborn to near Smithville, moving east at 35 mph. HAZARD...70 mph wind gusts and nickel size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect considerable tree damage. Damage is likely to mobile homes, roofs, and outbuildings. Locations impacted include... St. Joseph, Excelsior Springs, Cameron, Smithville, Kearney, Savannah, Lawson, Plattsburg, Lathrop, Gower, Maysville, Country Club Villa, Country Club, King City, Stewartsville, Agency, Trimble, Edgerton, Camden Point, and Holt. This includes the following highways... Interstate 35 in Missouri between mile markers 26 and 56. Interstate 29 between mile markers 47 and 58. Interstate 229 between mile markers 10 and 14.