Tuesday, July 09, 2013

Threat of strong storms Wednesday night for Joplin area

(From the National Weather Service)

SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT THE OUTLOOK AREA FROM
WEDNESDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING AS A COLD FRONT SAGS SOUTH
THROUGH THE REGION. ENOUGH INSTABILITY WILL EXIST FOR AN
ELEVATED THREAT FOR STRONG TO SEVERE STORMS. DAMAGING WIND
GUSTS OVER 60 MPH WILL BE THE PRIMARY SEVERE THREAT...HOWEVER
A FEW STORMS MAY ALSO CONTAIN HAIL TO THE SIZE OF QUARTERS.
FREQUENT LIGHTNING STRIKES AND BRIEF HEAVY RAINFALL CAN ALSO
BE EXPECTED WITH THESE STORMS.
HEAT INDEX VALUES WILL RANGE FROM THE UPPER 90S TO AROUND 102
DEGREES WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON ACROSS FAR SOUTHERN MISSOURI.

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