Hail in Missouri, March 27, 2008

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
354 PM CDT THU MAR 27 2008

.DISCUSSION...
UNSETTLED WX WILL CONTINUE TO PLAGUE REGION OVR THE NXT FEW
DAYS...ALTHOUGH WE SHUD GET A BIT OF A BREAK IN THE FRI-SAT TIME FRAME.

STILL WAITING FOR CONVECTION TO SHOW ITS HAND TO PIN DOWN TNGTS
PCPN. SO FAR MID LVL CAP HAS SUPPRESSED CNVTV INITIATION ALG AND S
OF VRY STG WRMFNT...BUT WITH APRCH OF SFC LO AND WHAT APRS TO BE A
WK SHTWV THINK FORCING WL OVERCOME INHIBITION TO GET TSRA GOING
OVR THE NXT HR OR TWO. HAVE CONTINUED VRY HIGH POPS FOR THE 00Z-
06Z TIME FRAME WITH THE EXPECTATION THAT STORMS WILL FIRE OVR MID
MO SHORTLY...THEN INCR IN AREAL COVERAGE AS THEY WORK INTO AND E
OF MS RVR VLY. WHILE STGST STORMS WL CERTAINLY BE OVR THE S HLF OF
FA DONT THINK THREAT WILL BE ENTIRELY LIMITED TO THE S...AS
ELEVATED CAPE IN VRY COLD AIR IN THE N COULD ALSO PRODUCE
MARGINALLY SVR HAIL FOR A WHILE THIS EVE. AND...LOCALLY HVY RAIN
CAN BE EXPECTED AS WELL.

CDFNT SHUD SURGE SWD DURG THE EVE...WITH TSRA THRT DMSNG FROM N
TO S AND CONFINING TSRA THRT TO FAR S COUNTIES AFT 06Z. TEMPS OVR
N WILL BE COLD ENOUGH TO SUPPORT SNOW...BUT UNCERTAIN THAT PCPN WL
LINGER IN THE COLD AIR LONG ENOUGH FOR THE CHGOVR TO OCR.

FRI-SAT SHUD BE THE QUIETEST DAYS IN THE NR TERM OF THE
FCST...ALTHOUGH THEY PROBABLY WONT BE TOTALLY RAIN-FREE. PCPN ON
FRI SHUD BE LIMITED TO SM LINGERING R- IN THE S DURG THE
MRNG...BUT BY SAT IT APRS THAT CNVTN WILL BGN TO THREATEN ONCE
AGAIN AS STG WAA DVLPS IN ADV OF NXT SHTWV...WITH ELEVATED TSRA
FORMING WITH RETURN OF MODEST INSTABILITY BUT STG ISENTROPIC
LIFT.

CERTAINLY...THE HEAVIEST PCPN THRT WL BE LT SATURDAY NIGHT...THRU
SUN AND MON...AND INTO MON NGT...AS VRY MOIST AND UNSTBL
AMS...QSNTRY FNTL BNDRY...AND SHTWV ENERGY INTERACT ACR AREA.
NO WAY TO SAY FOR CERTAIN HOW MUCH RAIN WILL FALL...BUT THIS IS
NOT THE KIND OF PATTERN WE NEED AFTER THE HEAVY RAIN AND NEAR
RECORD RIVER LEVELS OF LAST WEEK. ESF ISSUED EARLIER ON THIS THRT
AND WL REISSUE WITH THIS FCST PKG AS WELL.

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.AVIATION...
FOR THE 18Z TAFS...TRICKY FORECAST OVER THE EARLY PART OF THE
PERIOD. FRONTAL BNDRY TO REMAIN ACROSS CNTRL PORTIONS OF MO AND
INTO IL. LOW CLOUDS AND REDUCED VISBYS ARE TO BE EXPECTED N OF
THIS BNDRY...RESULTING IN IFR CONDITIONS FOR KUIN THRU THE FIRST
PART OF THE PERIOD. CIGS RISING BEHIND BNDRY.  SHRA AND TSRA
ANTICIPATED TO DVLP OVR CNTRL AND SRN MO OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL
HRS...SOME OF WHICH MAY BE SEVERE AS STRONG MOIST ADVECTION AND
INSTABILITY SURGE BEHIND THE FRONTAL BNDRY. IMPACTS TO
KCOU...KSUS...AND KSTL THRU THE AFTN COULD RESULT IN IFR AND VIFR
CONDITIONS. VCTS AT PRESENT BUT MAY HAVE TO AMEND AS TSRA
DEVELOPS. OVERNIGHT FRONTAL BNDRY WILL SHIFT SEWD RESULTING IN
WINDS TO SHIFT OUT OF THE N FOR ALL TAF LOCATIONS. COLD AIR
ADVECTION BEHIND BNDRY SHOULD RESULT LOWERED CIGS AND IFR TO VIFR
CONDITIONS EXPECTED...BUT ON THE BRIGHT SIDE WINDS WILL BE
BLUSTERY OUT OF THE NORTH THUS RESULTING IN BETTER VISBYS. SKIES
SHOULD BREAK OUT BY THE END OF THE TAF PERIOD.

SIPPRELL

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.LSX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
MO...NONE.
IL...NONE.
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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
420 PM CDT THU MAR 27 2008

ILZ058>060-064-065-069-070-074-079-095>102-MOZ018-019-026-027-
034>036-041-042-047>052-059>065-072>075-084-085-099-281215-
GREENE IL-MACOUPIN IL-MONTGOMERY IL-BOND IL-FAYETTE IL-CLINTON IL-
MARION IL-WASHINGTON IL-RANDOLPH IL-ADAMS IL-BROWN IL-PIKE IL-
CALHOUN IL-JERSEY IL-MADISON IL-ST. CLAIR IL-MONROE IL-KNOX-LEWIS-
SHELBY-MARION-MONROE-RALLS-PIKE-BOONE-AUDRAIN-MONITEAU-COLE-OSAGE-
CALLAWAY-MONTGOMERY-LINCOLN-GASCONADE-WARREN-ST. CHARLES-FRANKLIN-
ST. LOUIS-ST. LOUIS CITY-JEFFERSON-CRAWFORD-WASHINGTON-
ST. FRANCOIS-STE. GENEVIEVE-IRON-MADISON-REYNOLDS-
420 PM CDT THU MAR 27 2008

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF EASTERN AND
CENTRAL MISSOURI AS WELL AS WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ILLINOIS.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT

THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS MOST OF THE AREA THIS EVENING. A
FEW OF THE STRONGER STORMS WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING LARGE
HAIL AND LOCALIZED HEAVY RAIN. IN ADDITION...A FEW OF THE STORMS
ALONG AND SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 70 MAY PRODUCE STRONG GUSTY WINDS.

THERE IS ALSO A CHANCE FOR SNOW LATE TONIGHT FOR PARTS OF
NORTHEAST MISSOURI AND WEST CENTRAL ILLINOIS. NO SNOW
ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY

THERE WILL BE A CHANCE FOR THUNDERSTORMS SATURDAY AND SATURDAY
NIGHT...WITH AN EVEN GREATER THREAT OF THUNDERSTORMS ON
SUNDAY...MONDAY...AND INTO MONDAY NIGHT.

THE THUNDERSTORMS SUNDAY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT WILL BE CAPABLE OF
PRODUCING WIDESPREAD HEAVY RAIN...WHICH COULD MEAN ANOTHER FLOOD
THREAT FOR PARTS OF THE REGION.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTERS ARE ASKED TO REPORT ANY HAIL...HEAVY RAIN...OR STRONG
WINDS THAT THEY OBSERVE TONIGHT.

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FOR A GRAPHICAL VERSION OF THIS INFORMATION SEE OUR
WEBPAGE AT (LOWERCASE)... HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/LSX/?N=HWO1

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PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
1137 AM CDT THU MAR 27 2008

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

1136 AM     HEAVY RAIN       MARYVILLE               38.73N 89.96W
03/27/2008  M2.10 INCH       MADISON            IL   TRAINED SPOTTER

            RAINFALL FROM 3 PM 3/26 TO 1130 AM 3/27

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