Thunderstorms expected today and tonight in Joplin area

(From National Weather Service)

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
424 AM CDT FRI MAY 27 2016

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424 AM CDT FRI MAY 27 2016

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

WEATHER HAZARDS EXPECTED...

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

DISCUSSION...

  SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE FOUND AROUND THE AREA
  THIS MORNING. THESE STORMS ARE NOT EXPECTED TO BE SEVERE.

  MORE THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED LATER TODAY AND TONIGHT. ALTHOUGH
  WIDESPREAD SEVERE WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED THE STRONGER STORMS WILL
  CAPABLE OF PRODUCING LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS GUSTS THIS AFTERNOON
  AND EVENING.

  THUNDERSTORMS MAY MOVE INTO THE AREA FROM KANSAS LATER TONIGHT. THERE
  REMAINS SOME UNCERTAINTY IF THESE WILL HOLD TOGETHER AS THEY MOVE EAST.
  IF THEY DO MAKE IT INTO THE AREA THERE WILL BE A RISK OF LARGE HAIL
  AND DAMAGING WINDS ALONG WITH AN ISOLATED TORNADO.

  IN ADDITION...ANY OF THE STORMS THROUGH TONIGHT WILL BE CAPABLE OF
  PRODUCING HEAVY DOWNPOURS OF RAIN WHICH COULD LEAD TO LOCALIZED FLASH
  FLOODING.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY.

  ADDITIONAL STORMS ARE EXPECTED SATURDAY AFTERNOON INTO THE
  EVENING HOURS ALONG A BOUNDARY THAT TRACKS EAST INTO THE AREA.
  MUCH OF THE DAY SATURDAY WILL BE DRY UNTIL STORMS REDEVELOP AND
  NOT ALL LOCATIONS WILL SEE STORMS. THERE WILL BE A RISK FOR LARGE
  HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS WITH THE STRONGER STORMS SATURDAY
  AFTERNOON.

  A FEW STORMS WILL STILL BE POSSIBLE AT TIMES SUNDAY AND
  MONDAY...BUT MUCH OF THE DAY WILL BE DRY AND NOT ALL LOCATIONS
  WILL BE AFFECTED. THE SEVERE RISK WILL BE MUCH LOWER AS THE MAIN
  LOW SPREADS EAST. THE MAIN RISK SUNDAY AND MONDAY WILL BE CLOUD
  TO GROUND LIGHTNING STRIKES.

  THE ACTIVE WEATHER PATTERN WILL CONTINUE NEXT WEEK AS ANOTHER
  SYSTEM SLOW TRACKS TOWARDS THE REGION RESULTING IN DAILY
  THUNDERSTORM CHANCES.

  HEAVY RAINFALL OVER THE SAME AREAS COULD RESULT IN LOCALIZED
  FLOODING CONCERNS.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

  SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED THROUGH TONIGHT.