Tornado Watch

The Weather Service has issued a Tornado Watch til 9pm for a big section of southern Missouri and central Illinois.  Lawrence and Barry counties are on the 'front end' of this watch area.  Thunderstorms are beginning to develop in the Joplin area.  They should form a line, and move through the area in the next few hours.  Stay Informed!

More severe weather possible this week

 THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH   NEXT FRIDAY ACROSS THE OUTLOOK AREA. THERE IS A LIMITED RISK FOR   MARGINALLY SEVERE HAIL GENERALLY ALONG AND NORTH OF INTERSTATE   44 WITH ANY THUNDERSTORMS THAT DEVELOP ON MONDAY. A MUCH BETTER   CHANCE FOR SEVERE WEATHER WILL DEVELOP TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND   TUESDAY NIGHT. AT THIS TIME...IT APPEARS THAT ALL MODES OF   SEVERE WEATHER WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THUNDERSTORMS TUESDAY AND   TUESDAY NIGHT.

Still Watching for Severe Weather

NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a Mesoscale Discussion advising that there may be a Tornado Watch issued for the area in the next couple of hours. Citizens are encouraged to monitor weather conditions in anticipation of severe weather this evening and overnight. We will attempt to update our Facebook as available.

Severe Weather possible today

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
610 AM CST SUN FEB 27 2011

KSZ073-097-101-MOZ055>058-066>071-077>083-088>098-101>106-281215-
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-
610 AM CST SUN FEB 27 2011

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

THE HAZARDOUS WEATHER RISK LEVEL IS...SIGNIFICANT.

WEATHER HAZARDS EXPECTED...

SIGNIFICANT RISK FOR DENSE FOG.
ELEVATED RISK FOR TORNADOES.
ELEVATED RISK FOR
LARGE HAIL.
SIGNIFICANT RISK FOR THUNDERSTORM WIND GUSTS.
SIGNIFICANT RISK FOR LIGHTNING.

DISCUSSION...

AN EPISODE OF STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS IS FORECASTED TO
OCCUR OVER THE OZARKS REGION THIS EVENING AND TONIGHT. LARGE
HAIL...DAMAGING WINDS...AND CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING WILL BE
THE PRIMARY HAZARDS WITH THESE STORMS. HOWEVER...THERE IS A
RISK THAT AN ISOLATED TORNADO OR TWO COULD OCCUR...MOST LIKELY
OVER SOUTH CENTRAL MISSOURI.

AREAS OF DENSE FOG WILL CONTINUE THIS MORNING OVER SOUTHEAST
KANSAS AND PORTIONS OF WEST CENTRAL MISSOURI. VISIBILITIES WILL
FALL TO BELOW A QUARTER OF A MILE AT TIMES.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY.

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE REQUIRED TONIGHT.

Short Term Forecast - South Central/Southwest Missouri

FPUS73 KSGF 300219
NOWSGF

SHORT TERM FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
819 PM CST MON NOV 29 2010

MOZ071-082-083-096>098-105-106-300400-
PHELPS-TEXAS-DENT-DOUGLAS-HOWELL-SHANNON-OZARK-OREGON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROLLA...HOUSTON...CABOOL...SALEM...
AVA...WEST PLAINS...WINONA...EMINENCE...GAINESVILLE...THEODOSIA...
THAYER...ALTON
819 PM CST MON NOV 29 2010

NOW...
AREAS OF LIGHT DRIZZLE AND FOG...WITH VISIBILITIES A MILE OR LESS
AT TIMES...WILL CONTINUE ALONG AND EAST OF AN AVA TO ROLLA LINE
THIS EVENING. THIS WILL OCCUR IN ADVANCE OF A COLD FRONT THAT WILL
MOVE TO THE EAST ACROSS THE OZARKS. SOME LOCATIONS MAY SEE
VISIBILITIES FALL BELOW A QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. CONDITIONS WILL
IMPROVE AFTER THE FRONT PASSES.

$$
HATCH

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Short Term Forecast - South Central/Southwest Missouri

FPUS73 KSGF 300106
NOWSGF

SHORT TERM FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
706 PM CST MON NOV 29 2010

MOZ058-070-071-082-083-092-096>098-105-106-300300-
MARIES-PULASKI-PHELPS-TEXAS-DENT-WRIGHT-DOUGLAS-HOWELL-SHANNON-
OZARK-OREGON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VIENNA...FORT LEONARD WOOD...
WAYNESVILLE...ROLLA...HOUSTON...CABOOL...SALEM...MOUNTAIN GROVE...
MANSFIELD...AVA...WEST PLAINS...WINONA...EMINENCE...GAINESVILLE...
THEODOSIA...THAYER...ALTON
706 PM CST MON NOV 29 2010

NOW...
AREAS OF LIGHT DRIZZLE AND FOG WITH VISIBILITIES A MILE OR LESS AT
TIMES WILL CONTINUE ALONG AND EAST OF AN AVA TO ROLLA LINE THIS
EVENING. THIS WILL OCCUR IN ADVANCE OF A COLD FRONT THAT WILL MOVE
TO THE EAST ACROSS THE OZARKS. SOME LOCATIONS MAY SEE VISIBILITIES
FALL BELOW A QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE AFTER
THE FRONT PASSES.

$$
HATCH

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Area Forecast Discussion - South Central/Southwest Missouri

FXUS63 KSGF 292355
AFDSGF

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
555 PM CST MON NOV 29 2010

..UPDATE TO AVIATION...

UPDATE...

A COLD FRONT STRETCHED NORTH TO SOUTH ACROSS MISSOURI AT SUNSET
AND EXTENDED FROM NEAR THE LAKE OF THE OZARKS TO BRANSON. CLEARING
ALONG WITH RAPIDLY COOLING TEMPERATURES AND DEWPOINTS FOLLOWED THE
FRONTAL PASSAGE. AREAS OF FOG WERE REPORTED AHEAD OF THE FRONT
ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL MISSOURI. SHOWERS LINGERING ACROSS THE
EASTERN OZARKS WILL END BY 8 PM. AFTER BRIEF CLEARING BEHIND
FRONT...POST FRONTAL STRATUS WILL OVERSPREAD MUCH OF THE AREA
OVERNIGHT. FORECAST GRIDS HAVE BEEN UPDATED TO REFLECT THE LATEST
TRENDS.

FOSTER

&&

DISCUSSION...

IT WAS A DARK AND DREARY DAY OVER EXTREME SOUTHEAST KANSAS AND THE
MISSOURI OZARKS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS
SPREAD OVER THE REGION IN ADVANCE OF AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT.
THIS FRONTAL SYSTEM WILL PASS OVER THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON AND
EVENING...ALLOWING A COLD ARCTIC AIRMASS TO FILTER IN BEHIND IT.
THIS AIRMASS WILL SET THE STAGE FOR A CHILLY NIGHT...WITH OVERNIGHT
LOWS LIKELY TO FALL WELL INTO 20S.

COLD AIR ADVECTION WILL PERSIST INTO TOMORROW. DESPITE MOSTLY SUNNY
SKIES...TEMPERATURES WILL STRUGGLE TO WARM OUT OF THE MIDDLE AND
UPPER 30S. THE LACK OF WARMTH ON TUESDAY WILL LEAD TO EVEN COLDER
TEMPERATURES ON TUESDAY NIGHT / WEDNESDAY MORNING. HAVE FORECAST
TEMPERATURES BELOW GUIDANCE FOR THIS PERIOD AS WELL...WITH UPPER
TEENS LIKELY IN SOME OF THE VALLEYS AND SHELTERED AREAS OF THE OZARK
TERRAIN. WITH THE DRY AIRMASS IN PLACE...NO PRECIPITATION IS
EXPECTED.

SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL BRIEFLY RETURN LATE WEDNESDAY INTO
THURSDAY...SETTING UP A SUNNY AND WARMER THURSDAY AFTERNOON
PERIOD...WITH HIGHS BACK INTO THE 50S. YET ANOTHER COLD FRONT WILL
SURGE THROUGH THE REGION THURSDAY EVENING...CAUSING TEMPERATURES TO
COOL BACK INTO THE 20S. THE TEMPERATURE ROLLER COASTER WILL
CONTINUE INTO THE WEEKEND WITH A COUPLE OF NICE DAYS ON FRIDAY AND
SATURDAY. A BRIEF PERIOD OF UPPER LEVEL RIDGING WILL CAUSE
SOUTHERLY FLOW TO RESUME...FOLLOWED BY ANOTHER FRONTAL PASSAGE
SATURDAY EVENING.

SATURDAY EVENINGS FRONT COULD PROVIDE THE REGION WITH OUR NEXT
CHANCES FOR RAIN. MODELS INDICATE SUFFICIENT MOISTURE ADVECTION IN
ADVANCE OF THIS COLD FRONT FOR AT LEAST SOME SHOWERS. NOT MUCH IN
THE WAY OF INSTABILITY WILL UNFOLD...THEREFORE WILL MAINTAIN JUST
SHOWERS IN THE FORECAST FOR NOW. ANOTHER SURGE OF COLD CANADIAN AIR
WILL FOLLOW FOR SUNDAY AND EARLY NEXT WORK WEEK.

CRAMER

&&

AVIATION...

FOR THE 00Z TAFS...IN ADVANCE OF A COLD FRONT MOVING THROUGH THE
REGION...IFR CONDITIONS WERE OCCURRING. THIS WILL CHANGE VERY EARLY
IN THE TAF PERIOD AS THE COLD FRONT MOVES EAST OF THE TERMINALS
AND SKIES CLEAR. THIS PERIOD OF CLEARING WILL BE SHORT LIVED
HOWEVER AS COLD SIR STRATUS DEVELOPS AND MOVED FROM WEST TO EAST
ACROSS THE REGION. AREA AERODROMES WILL SEE CEILINGS RETURN TO IFR
CONDITIONS AS COLD AIR FILTERS INTO THE OZARKS. THIS WILL REMAIN
THROUGH AROUND 16Z AS DEEPER DRY AIR MOVES INTO THE REGION WITH
CEILINGS BECOMING MVFR AND FINALLY VFR AROUND 21Z TUESDAY.

HATCH

&&

SGF WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
MO...NONE.
KS...NONE.
&&

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