An intense complex of thunderstorms entered Missouri from the north early Friday afternoon, and will continue to race south into the Ozarks in the late afternoon and evening.
The National Weather Service says damaging wind gusts of more than 70 miles per hour and large hail will be possible, along with intense rain. Tornadoes aren’t believed to be a risk with this system.
The Storm Prediction Center has upgraded the far western Ozarks into a “slight risk” area, with the Springfield metro area under a “marginal risk’ for severe storms.
The storms should push through the Nevada, Warsaw and Lake of the Ozarks area between 3-6 p.m. Friday, then moving through the Joplin, Springfield and Houston, Missouri areas between 4-7 p.m.
The storms will then track closer to the Missouri/Arkansas border between 5-8 p.m.
If the storms move slowly over any particular areas, then rapid rises in small streams and creeks will be possible.
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