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Current Alerts & Warnings for Linn County, KS

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506 AM CDT MON MAY 20 2013

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHWEST...NORTH CENTRAL AND
WEST CENTRAL MISSOURI...AS WELL AS EXTREME EASTERN KANSAS.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT ANOTHER ROUND OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS IS EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING ACROSS AREAS NEAR AND EAST OF INTERSTATE 35. THE PRIMARY HAZARDS WILL ONCE AGAIN BE LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS. THE RISK OF TORNADOES LOOKS TO BE LOWER THAN ON SUNDAY BUT STILL CAN NOT BE RULED OUT. THE RISK OF TORNADOES WILL BE GREATEST ALONG ANY OUTFLOW BOUNDARY LEADING TO A MORE LOCALIZED TORNADO RISK. AREAS OF HEAVY RAIN FROM SEVERAL DAYS OF STORMS AS WELL AS POSSIBLE TRAINING OF STORMS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING MAY LEAD TO A LOCALIZED FLOOD THREAT.

DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY
THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE MAINLY EAST OF INTERSTATE 30 ON TUESDAY AS THE COLD FRONT FINALLY PUSHES THROUGH THE REGION. THE BEST CHANCE FOR SEVERE WEATHER WILL BE ACROSS CENTRAL MISSOURI...GENERALLY EAST OF A CHILLICOTHE TO CLINTON LINE.
SLIGHT CHANCES OF THUNDERSTORMS WILL RETURN FRIDAY THROUGH SATURDAY...MAINLY ACROSS EASTERN KANSAS AND WESTERN MISSOURI. AT THIS TIME THE THREAT OF SEVERE WEATHER IS LOW.

SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL MAY BE NEEDED THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING.




Last Updated on: Monday May 20, 2013, 10:13:57

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