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FLUS43 KSGF 151633 AAB
HWOSGF

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
1133 AM CDT SAT JUN 15 2013

KSZ073-097-101-MOZ055>058-066>071-077>083-088>098-101>106-161645-
BOURBON-CRAWFORD-CHEROKEE-BENTON-MORGAN-MILLER-MARIES-VERNON-
ST. CLAIR-HICKORY-CAMDEN-PULASKI-PHELPS-BARTON-CEDAR-POLK-DALLAS-
LACLEDE-TEXAS-DENT-JASPER-DADE-GREENE-WEBSTER-WRIGHT-NEWTON-
LAWRENCE-CHRISTIAN-DOUGLAS-HOWELL-SHANNON-MCDONALD-BARRY-STONE-
TANEY-OZARK-OREGON-
1133 AM CDT SAT JUN 15 2013

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

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

WEATHER HAZARDS EXPECTED...

  ELEVATED HAIL RISK.
  ELEVATED THUNDERSTORM WIND DAMAGE RISK.
  ELEVATED FLOODING RISK.
  ELEVATED LIGHTNING RISK.

DISCUSSION...

  SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TO DEVELOP ACROSS THE AREA
  FOR THE REMAINDER OF TODAY. A FEW STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS
  WILL BE POSSIBLE...WITH HAIL TO THE SIZE OF HALF DOLLARS AND
  WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH POSSIBLE WITH THE STRONGEST
  STORMS. IN ADDITION...WITH A VERY MOIST AIRMASS IN PLACE VERY
  HEAVY RAINFALL IS POSSIBLE.

  AT THIS TIME...THERE IS AN ELEVATED FLOODING RISK IN AND AROUND
  THE SPRINGFIELD...BATTLEFIELD AND NIXA AREAS. LOCALLY TWO TO
  FOUR INCHES OF RAIN HAS FALLEN AS THUNDERSTORMS HAVE STAYED
  NEARLY STATIONARY OVER THIS AREA FOR THE PAST TWO HOURS.

  ADDITIONAL THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED LATER THIS AFTERNOON
  THROUGH TONIGHT AS AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE APPROACHES FROM
  THE WEST AND A COLD FRONT APPROACHES FROM THE NORTHWEST. ONCE
  AGAIN...A FEW STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE
  AND LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL IS EXPECTED.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY.

  THE UNSETTLED WEATHER PATTERN WILL PERSIST THROUGH MONDAY AS
  SEVERAL UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCES MOVE IN FROM THE WEST AND
  INTERACT WITH THE MOIST AND UNSTABLE ATMOSPHERE. SHOWERS AND
  THUNDERSTORMS WILL INCREASE WITH THE PASSAGE OF EACH OF THESE
  DISTURBANCES THROUGH MONDAY. SOME STRONG STORMS WILL BE
  POSSIBLE ALONG WITH THE POTENTIAL OF HEAVY RAINFALL.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

  SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED THROUGH TONIGHT.

&&

THIS PRODUCT IS NOW AVAILABLE IN GRAPHICAL FORMAT...ALONG WITH
OTHER WEATHER...HYDROLOGICAL AND CLIMATE INFORMATION...AT
HTTP://WWW.CRH.NOAA.GOV/SGF(ALL LOWERCASE)

$$

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