Flood Watch 4, NWS Springfield, MO

Bourbon County, KS, Cherokee County, KS, Crawford County, KS, Barry County, MO, Barton County, MO, Cedar County, MO, Christian County, MO, Dade County, MO, Dallas County, MO, Douglas County, MO, Greene County, MO, Hickory County, MO, Jasper County, MO, Laclede County, MO, Lawrence County, MO, McDonald County, MO, Newton County, MO, Ozark County, MO, Polk County, MO, St. Clair County, MO, Stone County, MO, Taney County, MO, Vernon County, MO, Webster County, MO, Wright County, MO

Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Springfield MO
628 AM CDT Fri Apr 24 2020

.SHORT TERM...(Today through Saturday)
Issued at 255 AM CDT Fri Apr 24 2020

Main focus for the forecast period is with convection late this
afternoon into early tonight and associated severe risk.
Additionally, widespread rainfall amounts of 1-3" may lead to
flooding. Finally, northwest tonight and Saturday will gust to
30-40 mph.

Scattered showers and some thunderstorms are expected this
morning, followed by most areas seeing a lull in preciptiation
this afternoon.

Shortwave energy and a surface low will pass through the area
later today into tonight. Sufficient forcing and shear will be in
place, with the bigger question being the amount of instability
that can develop. The NAM suggests around 1,000 J/kg of SBCAPE
over the far SW CWA late this afternoon, but the RAP and HRRR are
higher at 1,500-2,000 J/kg. The exact track of the surface low,
which is still somewhat in question, along with cloud and precip
coverage through the day today will be the big determining factors
in the magnitude of instability. If enough instability can
develop, supercells may be possible for a time late this afternoon
and early evening, otherwise clusters or line segments would be
the primary storm mode. Not looking at a significant threat for
tornadoes given a lack of low level instability and since the more
supportive low level airmass for such is closer to the Gulf. Main
threats will be hail to the size of quarters and damaging winds to
60mph.

Precip transitions to lingering showers and thunderstorms embedded
in stratiform preciptiation tonight into early Saturday. All told,
the forecast calls for widespread 1-2" of rain with potential for
isolated amounts up to 3". Given recent rainfall and some elevated
stream levels, this does pose a risk for flooding. Confidence in
exact placement and amounts of heavier rain is still lacking for
the issuance of a Flood Watch at this time.

Behind the system, northwest winds are expected to gust to 30-40
mph later tonight into Saturday. Highs Saturday will range from
the mid 50s east to the mid 60s west.

.LONG TERM...(Saturday night through Thursday)
Issued at 255 AM CDT Fri Apr 24 2020

Sunday will be the nicest day of the weekend with mostly sunny
skies and highs in the upper 60s to low 70s. Monday will see
similar temperatures, but with mostly cloudy skies and low end
chances for showers and thunderstorms.

A strong system looks to bring a cold front and associated showers
and thunderstorms to the area Tuesday and Tuesday night. Tuesday
will see highs in the low to mid 70s, followed by mostly sunny
skies Wednesday and Thursday with highs around 70.

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.AVIATION...(For the 12Z TAFS through 12Z Saturday morning)
Issued at 624 AM CDT Fri Apr 24 2020

Isolated to scattered convection will be possible through much of
today until widespread showers and thunderstorms move in from the
west this evening. Some of the storms this evening into early
tonight could be strong to severe. Showers then persist into
Saturday morning. Winds switch to northwesterly while becoming
gusty tonight into Saturday.

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.SGF WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
MO...NONE.
KS...NONE.
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SHORT TERM...Titus
LONG TERM...Titus
AVIATION...Titus

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Springfield MO
400 AM CDT Fri Apr 24 2020

KSZ073-097-101-MOZ055>058-066>071-077>083-088>098-101>106-250900-
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-
400 AM CDT Fri Apr 24 2020

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of the Missouri
Ozarks and extreme southeast Kansas.

.DAY ONE...Today and Tonight.

Weather hazards expected...

  Limited hail risk.
  Limited thunderstorm wind damage risk.
  Limited flooding risk.
  Limited lightning risk.
  Limited non thunderstorm wind risk.

DISCUSSION...

Isolated to scattered showers and thunderstorms are possible
through mid-afternoon today. Strong to severe storms with large
hail and damaging winds are possible late this afternoon into
early tonight mainly along and southwest of an Appleton City to
West Plains line. Frequent cloud to ground lightning will also be
a threat.

Given the recent rainfall, additional rainfall could lead to more
localized flooding across the area. Rainfall amounts of one to
two inches are possible with this system.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday.

Flooding may linger into Saturday.

Additional showers and storms are possible early next week with
the highest chances Tuesday.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

  Spotter activation may be needed later today or tonight for
  southeast Kansas and far southwest Missouri.

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Titus