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Posted on: October 1, 2014

[ARCHIVED] NWS Issues Tornado Watch for Jasper/Newton County Until 10PM

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

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

WEATHER HAZARDS EXPECTED...

ELEVATED TORNADO RISK.
ELEVATED HAIL RISK.
ELEVATED THUNDERSTORM WIND DAMAGE RISK.
SIGNIFICANT FLOODING RISK.
ELEVATED LIGHTNING RISK.

DISCUSSION...

SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WITH A FEW SUPERCELLS WILL DEVELOP THIS
AFTERNOON INTO THE EVENING HOURS OVER PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST
KANSAS INTO SOUTHWEST AND WEST CENTRAL MISSOURI. THE MAIN THREAT
WILL BE LARGE HAIL UP TO THE SIZE OF GOLF BALLS AND DAMAGING WIND
GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH. THERE WILL BE AN ELEVATED THREAT FOR TORNADOES
FROM SOUTHEAST KANSAS INTO PARTS OF WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST
MISSOURI LATE THIS AFTERNOON INTO THE EVENING.

CONVECTION IS EXPECTED TO TRANSITION INTO A CLUSTER OF THUNDERSTORMS
STORMS ALONG AND NORTH OF INTERSTATE 44 LATE THIS EVENING AND
OVERNIGHT. THERE IS POTENTIAL FOR HEAVY RAINFALL TOTALS AND FLASH
FLOODING IN AREAS THAT SEE BACK BUILDING OR PERSISTENT TRAINING OF
STORMS OVER THE SAME AREAS.

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