Elevated lightning, excessive heat risk for Joplin area

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Springfield MO
234 PM CDT Mon Jul 16 2018

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234 PM CDT Mon Jul 16 2018

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

.DAY ONE...This Afternoon and Tonight.

Weather hazards expected...

  Limited hail risk.
  Limited thunderstorm wind damage risk.
  Elevated lightning risk.
  Elevated excessive heat risk.

DISCUSSION...

Scattered thunderstorms will once again develop this afternoon
and evening across southeast Kansas into far southern Missouri.
There will be a marginal risk for a couple stronger storms with
damaging gusty winds up to 50 mph and small hail up to penny size
along with lightning and brief heavy downpours.

Max heat indices will top out in the upper 90s to around 104.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Tuesday through Sunday.

There will be a limited threat of lightning daily in the
afternoon
each day through end of week. After another very warm day on
Tuesday...a bit cooler weather is in store Wednesday with hot and
humid conditions returning for the end of the work week.