HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO 424 PM CDT SAT JUN 15 2013 KSZ073-097-101-MOZ055>058-066>071-077>083-088>098-101>106-162130- BOURBON-CRAWFORD-CHEROKEE-BENTON-MORGAN-MILLER-MARIES-VERNON- ST. CLAIR-HICKORY-CAMDEN-PULASKI-PHELPS-BARTON-CEDAR-POLK-DALLAS- LACLEDE-TEXAS-DENT-JASPER-DADE-GREENE-WEBSTER-WRIGHT-NEWTON- LAWRENCE-CHRISTIAN-DOUGLAS-HOWELL-SHANNON-MCDONALD-BARRY-STONE- TANEY-OZARK-OREGON- 424 PM CDT SAT JUN 15 2013 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF THE MISSOURI OZARKS AND EXTREME SOUTHEAST KANSAS. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT. WEATHER HAZARDS EXPECTED... ELEVATED HAIL RISK. ELEVATED THUNDERSTORM WIND DAMAGE RISK. SIGNIFICANT FLOODING RISK. SIGNIFICANT LIGHTNING RISK. DISCUSSION... THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE EAST NORTHEAST FROM EXTREME SOUTHEASTERN KANSAS AND WESTERN MISSOURI...AFFECTING AREAS PRIMARILY ALONG AND NORTHWEST OF A LINE FROM CASSVILLE TO MARSHFIELD TO SALEM THROUGH TONIGHT. WHILE INSTABILITY LEVELS HAVE DECREASED A BIT AND SHEAR REMAINS MARGINAL THERE IS STILL SUPPORT FOR A LOCALIZED SEVERE WEATHER RISK. LOCALIZED WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH AND HAIL TO THE SIZE OF QUARTERS WILL BE POSSIBLE. THE BIGGER RISK WILL BE THE POTENTIAL FOR HEAVY RAINFALL AND FLASH FLOODING. ONE TO THREE INCHES OF RAIN WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH TONIGHT AND RESULT IN A RISK FOR FLASH FLOODING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY. THE UNSETTLED WEATHER PATTERN WILL PERSIST THROUGH MONDAY AS SEVERAL UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCES MOVE IN FROM THE WEST AND INTERACT WITH THE MOIST AND UNSTABLE ATMOSPHERE. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL INCREASE WITH THE PASSAGE OF EACH OF THESE DISTURBANCES THROUGH MONDAY. SOME STRONG STORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE ALONG WITH THE POTENTIAL OF HEAVY RAINFALL. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED THROUGH TONIGHT. && THIS PRODUCT IS NOW AVAILABLE IN GRAPHICAL FORMAT...ALONG WITH OTHER WEATHER...HYDROLOGICAL AND CLIMATE INFORMATION...AT HTTP://WWW.CRH.NOAA.GOV/SGF(ALL LOWERCASE) $$ GAGAN
Posted on: Sat, 15 Jun 2013 21:26:59 +0000