THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF THE MISSOURI OZARKS AND EXTREME SOUTHEAST KANSAS. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. WEATHER HAZARDS EXPECTED... ELEVATED FLOODING RISK. SIGNIFICANT LIGHTNING RISK. DISCUSSION... AN AREA OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL PUSH EAST INTO SOUTHEASTERN KANSAS AND WESTERN MISSOURI THIS MORNING. CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING AND MODERATE TO HEAVY RAINFALL CAN BE EXPECTED WITH THESE STORMS. THIS AREA OF RAIN AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL WEAKEN AND BECOME MORE SCATTERED IN NATURE DURING THE DAY TODAY. LATER TONIGHT...AN ADDITIONAL COMPLEX OF THUNDERSTORMS IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ACROSS MUCH OF THE OUTLOOK AREA. FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING AND TORRENTIAL RAINFALL CAN BE EXPECTED WITH THIS COMPLEX OF STORMS. WITH ALREADY SATURATED GROUND...HEAVY RAIN WILL LIKELY LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. A FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MONDAY MORNING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY. THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TO PUSH SOUTHEAST EARLY MONDAY MORNING ACROSS THE AREA...WITH ADDITIONAL SCATTERED THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT POSSIBLE DURING THE DAY MONDAY. AN ADDITIONAL COMPLEX OF STORMS IS POSSIBLE MONDAY NIGHT AND EARLY TUESDAY MORNING...POSSIBILITY BRINGING ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAIN. THE AREA MOST LIKELY TO BE AFFECTED BY THESE STORMS IS ALONG AND TO THE EAST OF A LINE FROM OSAGE BEACH TO EMINENCE. SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL REMAIN POSSIBLE THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE WORKWEEK AS A FRONTAL BOUNDARY DROPS SOUTH INTO THE REGION. AFTERNOON HEAT INDEX VALUES MAY REACH THE MID TO UPPER 90S ON A DAILY BASIS NEXT WEEK ACROSS EXTREME SOUTHEASTERN KANSAS AND WESTERN MISSOURI.
This blog features observations from Randy Turner, a former teacher, newspaper reporter and editor. Send news items or comments to rturner229@hotmail.com
Sunday, August 04, 2013
Thunderstorms, heavy rain to redevelop tonight
(From the National Weather Service)
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