Along with widespread rain and a potential flooding risk, isolated severe thunderstorms are possible over the Memorial Day weekend in the Ozarks.
The National Weather Service says there’s a Level 1 “marginal risk” for severe storms generally along and west of Highway 65 Friday night, with an area-wide “marginal risk” on Saturday.
Quarter size hail will be the main hazard, with some storms carrying wind gusts up to 60 miles per hour.
Some parts of southwest Missouri, including the Springfield area, could get 6 to 8 inches of rain over the holiday weekend, leading to concerns of more flooding.
The first of several rounds of rain will start Friday night into Saturday morning, with round two Saturday night into Sunday morning, and a third round from Sunday night into Monday morning.
Soils are already saturated from recent rains and stream levels are already elevated.