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FLUS43 KSGF 230836
HWOSGF

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
336 AM CDT WED APR 23 2014

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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-
336 AM CDT WED APR 23 2014

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

WEATHER HAZARDS EXPECTED...

  ELEVATED LIGHTNING RISK.
  ELEVATED FIRE WEATHER RISK.

DISCUSSION...

  BREEZY CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP TODAY IN ADVANCE OF THE NEXT
  STORM SYSTEM. THE BREEZY CONDITIONS WILL COMBINE WITH DRY
  CONDITIONS AND LOW AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITY LEVELS TO PRODUCE SOME
  ELEVATED FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS.

  SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL BEGIN TO MOVE INTO SOUTHEAST
  KANSAS AND WESTERN MISSOURI LATE TONIGHT. SEVERE WEATHER IS NOT
  EXPECTED WITH THESE THUNDERSTORMS.


.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY.

  THE THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TO TRACK ACROSS THE REMAINDER OF
  THE OZARKS REGION DURING THE DAY THURSDAY. INSTABILITY WILL BE
  LIMITED...HOWEVER A FEW STRONGER STORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE OVER
  THE EASTERN OZARKS THURSDAY AFTERNOON.

  A SECOND ROUND OF THUNDERSTORMS IS THEN EXPECTED FROM SATURDAY
  THROUGH MONDAY. THERE ARE INCREASING INDICATIONS THAT SEVERE
  WEATHER WILL BE POSSIBLE SUNDAY ACROSS THE CENTRAL PORTION OF
  THE UNITED STATES...WHICH MAY INCLUDE PORTIONS OF THE OZARKS.
  INTERESTS ACROSS THE REGION ARE ENCOURAGED TO MONITOR LATER
  FORECASTS AS THE THREAT AREA IS REFINED.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

  SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED THROUGH TONIGHT.

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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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LINDENBERG