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.

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