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Damaging Straight Line Winds of 75 Miles Per Hour Possible With Storms In Western Ozarks Late Sunday Night Into Monday Morning

A line of strong to severe thunderstorms will move through the Ozarks late Sunday night into Monday morning.

The National Weather Service says the primary hazard will be damaging straight line winds of 75 miles per hour, generally west of Highway 65, before the line weakens.

Small hail the size of nickels will also remain a lower end threat, with the tornado threat very low. The threat for flooding is also very low.

Forecasters say there will be the potential for downed trees and power lines, with power outages, as well as damage to roofs and siding.

There are still some question marks with this system.

The weather service says certainty is very high that the line of storms will occur, but uncertainty exists regarding how quickly these storms will weaken as they push east across southwest Missouri.

While confidence is high that these storms will produce wind gusts of 40 to 60 miles per hour, there is still uncertainty regarding how widespread 60 to 75 mile per hour winds will be across western Missouri.

Winds will also be high outside of thunderstorms, with a Wind Advisory in effect from 6 p.m. Sunday to noon on Monday.

Southwest winds will be 20 to 30 miles per hour, with gusts up to 50.

We’ll keep you up to date with the latest watches and warnings on 93-3 A-M 560 KWTO.

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