Monday, August 05, 2013

Torrential rainfall expected tonight; some storms may be severe

(From the National Weather Service)

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF THE MISSOURI
OZARKS AND EXTREME SOUTHEAST KANSAS.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT.

WEATHER HAZARDS EXPECTED...

  LIMITED HAIL RISK.
  LIMITED THUNDERSTORM WIND DAMAGE RISK.
  SIGNIFICANT FLOODING RISK.
  SIGNIFICANT LIGHTNING RISK.

DISCUSSION...

  ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS MAY IMPACT THE OUTLOOK AREA THE REMAINDER
  OF THE EVENING.

  ADDITIONAL THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING TORRENTIAL RAINFALL WILL MOVE
  EAST FROM KANSAS INTO SOUTHERN MISSOURI OVERNIGHT. EXCESSIVE
  RAINFALL ASSOCIATED WITH THESE STORMS WILL LEAD TO A SIGNIFICANT
  RISK FOR FLASH FLOODING.

  SOME STORMS OVERNIGHT WILL BE STRONG TO POTENTIALLY SEVERE WITH
  WIND GUSTS TO 60 MPH...HAIL TO THE SIZE OF QUARTERS...AND
  FREQUENT LIGHTNING.

  FLOODING IS ONGOING AND WILL CONTINUE OVER PORTIONS OF EXTREME
  SOUTHEAST KANSAS AND THE MISSOURI OZARKS THROUGH TONIGHT.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY.

  CLUSTERS OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED OVER THE
  REGION DURING THE DAY ON TUESDAY. FLOODING WILL CONTINUE TO
  BE POSSIBLE THROUGH TUESDAY.

  UNSETTLED WEATHER IS EXPECTED FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE WEEK
  INTO NEXT WEEKEND AS A FRONTAL BOUNDARY MEANDERS THROUGH THE
  AREA. CHANCES FOR THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE ON A NEAR DAILY
  BASIS...CAUSING ADDITIONAL FLOODING OVER LOCATIONS WITH
  SATURATED SOIL CONDITIONS.

  AFTERNOON HEAT INDEX VALUES MAY REACH THE MID TO UPPER 90S ON A
  DAILY BASIS THIS WEEK ACROSS EXTREME SOUTHEASTERN KANSAS AND
  WESTERN MISSOURI.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

  DUE TO THE LOCALIZED NATURE OF SEVERE WEATHER...SPOTTER
  ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED THROUGH TONIGHT. EMERGENCY MANAGERS
  AND SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO RELAY FLOODING REPORTS TO THE
  NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPRINGFIELD.

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