Several inches of rain expected after Christmas

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
727 PM CST TUE DEC 22 2015

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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.
  LIMITED TORNADO RISK.
  SIGNIFICANT LIGHTNING RISK.
  LIMITED NON THUNDERSTORM WIND RISK.

DISCUSSION...

  A FEW STRONG TO SEVERE STORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE OVER SOUTHERN
  MISSOURI MAINLY FOR AREAS SOUTH OF THE HIGHWAY 60 CORRIDOR WITH
  THE SLIGHTLY BETTER POTENTIAL OVER SOUTH CENTRAL MISSOURI. THE
  TIME FRAME WILL BE AFTER MIDNIGHT WITH THE BETTER POTENTIAL
  BETWEEN 3 AM TO 7 AM. LARGE HAIL UP TO THE SIZE OF QUARTERS
  WILL BE THE PRIMARY RISK WITH THE STRONGER STORMS. A FEW STRONG
  WIND GUSTS WILL BE POSSIBLE UP TO 50 MPH. THERE WILL BE A VERY
  LIMITED THREAT FOR AN ISOLATED TORNADO ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL
  MISSOURI BY EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING.

  GUSTY NON THUNDERSTORM WIND GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE
  TONIGHT ACROSS SOUTHWEST MISSOURI AND SOUTHEAST KANSAS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY.

  LARGE HAIL...DAMAGING WINDS...AND ISOLATED TORNADOES WILL BE
  POSSIBLE ON WEDNESDAY FOR LOCATIONS ALONG AND EAST OF A LINE
  FROM BRANSON TO CROCKER. INTERESTS ACROSS THE EASTERN OZARKS
  SHOULD PAY CLOSE ATTENTION TO WARNINGS AND STATEMENTS ISSUED BY
  THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOMORROW.

  GUSTY NON THUNDERSTORM WIND GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE
  WEDNESDAY ACROSS SOUTHWEST MISSOURI AND SOUTHEAST KANSAS.

  CONFIDENCE IS HIGH THAT A POST CHRISTMAS STORM SYSTEM WILL
  PRODUCE SEVERAL INCHES OF WIDESPREAD RAINFALL OVER THE OZARKS
  REGION. THE POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR OVER FIVE INCHES OF RAIN TO
  FALL OVER A LARGE PORTION OF THE OUTLOOK AREA DURING THE
  UPCOMING WEEKEND. THIS MUCH RAINFALL WILL LEAD TO FLOODING.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

  SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED LATER TONIGHT OR EARLY
  WEDNESDAY MORNING FOR AREAS ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL MISSOURI.