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ALT How to help: volunteer, cash id best donation, identify what is needed, don't travel to affected areas
ALT Much cooler temperatures build into the area next week with daily highs in the 60s. This could set the stage for frost in the some areas each morning of next week. Continue to monitor the forecast for updates over the coming days.
ALT Outlook for Monday through Friday showing temperatures steadily climbing from the 70s on Monday to the 80s on Friday with sunny conditions all week.
ALT Forecast cone from the National Hurricane Center showing hurricane Milton making landfall on the west coast of Florida by Wednesday evening.
ALT Map on the left shows rain chances on Friday. Map on the right shows rain chances on Saturday.
ALT Be a good neighbor! In the event disasters, be sure to check on those around you.
ALT Ongoing warming will continue through Friday with unseasonably hot weather Friday and Saturday as highs approach 90. Best chances for rain will be to the north of I-44 Sunday.
ALT Unusually hot weather will peak Friday into Saturday, bringing back the need to protect yourself. The Heat Risk which highlights unseasonably hot weather an or prolonged heat is highlighting moderate impacts west of Highway 5 and patches of major impacts along and west of Highway 65.
ALT There will be a chance for thunderstorms Thursday afternoon into the evening over southeast Kansas into western Missouri. A few may be strong to severe. The storms will then diminish in coverage and intensity as they move into central Missouri overnight.
ALT Get ready to shake out.
ALT Areas of patchy fog will be possible for areas east of Highway 65 late tonight into early Thursday morning. Visibility will drop below 3 miles for areas with fog, with localized areas seeing visibility drop below 1 mile. More dense fog will be constrained to river valleys and low-lying areas. Make sure to drive slow and use your low beam lights if experiencing fog!
ALT There is a 60-70% chance for above normal temperatures and a 40-50% chance for below normal precipitation for the middle of September. The normal highs are 78 to 83, normal lows are 57 to 61, and the normal precipitation over the 7-day period is three quarters of an inch to an inch.
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ALT Shower and thunderstorm chances will increase overnight into Friday, with the better coverage and chances (50-70%) Friday afternoon into Saturday.
ALT This graphic displays a severe thunderstorm warning plotted on a map. The warning is in effect until 9:45 PM CDT. The warning includes Springfield MO, Nixa MO and Ozark MO. This warning is for Webster County in southwestern Missouri, Northwestern Douglas County in southwestern Missouri, Northern Christian County in southwestern Missouri and Southern Greene County in southwestern Missouri. The threats associated with this warning are wind gusts up to 60 MPH and quarter sized hail. There are 401,157 people in the warning along with 112 schools and 6 hospitals.