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FLUS43 KSGF 211445
HWOSGF

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
945 AM CDT TUE MAY 21 2013

KSZ073-097-101-MOZ055>058-066>071-077>083-088>098-101>106-221445-
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-
945 AM CDT TUE MAY 21 2013

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

WEATHER HAZARDS EXPECTED...

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

DISCUSSION...

  A FEW THUNDERSTORMS WITH CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING ARE POSSIBLE
  OVER SOUTHERN MISSOURI ALONG THE MISSOURI ARKANSAS BORDER THIS MORNING.

* SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS THUNDERSTORMS ARE THEN EXPECTED TO
  REDEVELOP LATER THIS AFTERNOON ALONG AND AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT
  AS IT PUSHES THROUGH THE MISSOURI OZARKS. HAIL TO THE SIZE OF
  QUARTERS AND DAMAGING WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH WILL BE
  POSSIBLE WITH THE STRONGER STORMS. THE MAIN RISK OF SEVERE
  STORMS WILL BE SOUTH AND EAST OF A BRANSON TO SALEM LINE FROM
  MID AFTERNOON THROUGH THE EARLY EVENING HOURS.

  IN ADDITION...LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL AND FREQUENT CLOUD TO
  GROUND LIGHTNING ARE EXPECTED. LOCALIZED FLOODING OF
  CREEKS...STREAMS AND LOW WATER CROSSINGS WILL BE POSSIBLE OVER
  PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL MISSOURI FROM LATE THIS AFTERNOON INTO TONIGHT.

  PATCHY FOG WITH VISIBILITIES DOWN TO A MILE OR LESS WILL BE
  POSSIBLE LATE TONIGHT AS SKIES BEGIN TO CLEAR AND WINDS BECOME
  LIGHT.

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

  THERE IS A SLIGHT CHANCE FOR A THUNDERSTORM WEDNESDAY
  AFTERNOON ACROSS THE LAKE OF THE OZARKS REGION OF CENTRAL
  MISSOURI. THE MAIN THREAT FROM ANY STORMS WOULD BE
  OCCASIONAL LIGHTNING STRIKES.

  ADDITIONAL THUNDERSTORMS WILL THEN BE POSSIBLE FROM FRIDAY
  INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

  SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED LATER TODAY OR TONIGHT FOR
 LOCATIONS SOUTH AND EAST OF A BRANSON TO SALEM LINE.

&&

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)

$$

LINDENBERG