Storm chaser Aaron Jayjack reports from Joplin, Missouri, where the area is facing a long day of severe storms as of April 2. These storms are capable of producing heavy rain, flooding and tornadoes.
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00:00Good morning from Joplin, Missouri, where a line of severe storms is currently tracking through the city.
00:06A long line of storms that stretches well to the north, up towards Kansas City, and further to the south.
00:11And we are just getting started as a long day of severe weather is about to unfold here in the mid-south, into the mid-west.
00:18A large area under the gun today for severe weather, which includes all hazards, strong winds, large hail,
00:25and potentially violent tornadoes will occur today with any supercell that might fire out ahead of this line
00:32that's currently coming through Joplin and it moves off to the east today.
00:36I'll be targeting supercells in the Missouri Boothills, southwestern Illinois, down through Memphis.
00:43The Mississippi River Valley is a focal point for the most significant severe weather later today
00:48towards the late evening, early evening, late evening hours at sunset.
00:53We could really see things ramp up significantly at that point, but I'll be tracking the storms here on the AccuWeather network
00:59through the day across southern Missouri, northern Arkansas, as I make my way east.
01:04For AccuWeather, I'm Aaron Jajak, reporting from Joplin, Missouri, this morning.