Thunderstorms, heavy rainfall possible Saturday for Joplin area

(From the National Weather Service)

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
1150 PM CDT FRI JUN 3 2016

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1150 PM CDT FRI JUN 3 2016

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

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT.

WEATHER HAZARDS EXPECTED...

  LIMITED LIGHTNING RISK.

DISCUSSION...

  SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP OVERNIGHT TONIGHT ACROSS
  SOUTHERN AND SOUTHWESTERN MISSOURI...WITH THE BEST CHANCES
  ALONG AND SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 44. SEVERE WEATHER IS NOT
  EXPECTED FROM THIS ACTIVITY.

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

  ONGOING SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WITH LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL
  WILL BE POSSIBLE EARLY SATURDAY.

  A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH SATURDAY WITH ADDITIONAL STORMS
  EXPECTED. IF ENOUGH INSTABILITY CAN DEVELOP A FEW STRONGER
  STORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE BUT WIDESPREAD SEVERE WEATHER IS NOT
  EXPECTED.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

  SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED THROUGH TONIGHT.