Heavy rain to continue tonight in Joplin area, more thunderstorms possible through Friday

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Springfield MO
807 PM CDT Wed Apr 22 2020

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807 PM CDT Wed Apr 22 2020

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

.DAY ONE...Tonight.

Weather hazards expected...

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

DISCUSSION...

Showers and thunderstorms will continue to move across the area
this evening. For most of the area cloud ground lightning strikes
will be the main risk from the storms. A line of storms will move
east across far southern Missouri through the late evening hours.
Gusty winds up to 50 mph and small hail will be possible with
these storms. The heaviest rain will occur over southeast Kansas
into southwest Missouri and there may be some localized flooding
that occurs tonight.

Wind gusts up to 40 mph will continue to be possible through this
evening into the overnight hours.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Thursday through Tuesday.

Additional thunderstorm chances will occur Thursday night into
Friday and then again late in the weekend.

Locally heavy rainfall may lead to a localized flooding risk
across the area on Friday.