SHORT TERM FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO 722 AM CDT MON AUG 12 2013 KSZ073-097-101-MOZ055>057-066>069-077>081-088>091-093>095-101>103- 121515- BOURBON KS-CHEROKEE KS-CRAWFORD KS-BARTON MO-BENTON MO-CAMDEN MO- CEDAR MO-CHRISTIAN MO-GREENE MO-HICKORY MO-JASPER MO-LACLEDE MO- BARRY MO-MCDONALD MO-MILLER MO-MORGAN MO-NEWTON MO-POLK MO- ST. CLAIR MO-STONE MO-VERNON MO-WEBSTER MO-DADE MO-DALLAS MO- LAWRENCE MO- 722 AM CDT MON AUG 12 2013 .NOW... SHOWERS AND SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL SPREAD EAST FROM EASTERN KANSAS INTO WESTERN MISSOURI THIS MORNING. THE LEADING EDGE OF THE SHOWERS WILL REACH A LINE EXTENDING FROM NEOSHO TO WARSAW BY 10 AM...AND IMPACT AREAS ALONG THE HIGHWAY 65 CORRIDOR BY 11 AM. THESE SHOWERS WILL IMPACT COLUMBUS...FORT SCOTT...JOPLIN...NEVADA... PITTSBURG...STOCKTON AND OSCEOLA. BRIEF HEAVY RAINFALL AND OCCASIONAL LIGHTNING STRIKES CAN BE EXPECTED FROM THESE STORMS. WIND GUSTS TO 30 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THE STRONGER STORMS. RAINFALL RATES OF ONE HALF TO ONE INCH CAN BE EXPECTED IN THE HEAVIER SHOWERS. HEAVY RAINS MAY QUICKLY FLOOD LOW LYING OR POOR DRAINAGE AREAS SUCH AS CREEKS...DITCHES AND UNDERPASSES. A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT TODAY. $$ FOSTER
Posted on: Mon, 12 Aug 2013 12:25:43 +0000