Isaac Slowly Moving Out Of The Ozarks

CREATED Sep. 1, 2012

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The Ozarks is still getting the left-over from Isaac as it continues to move out of the area.  The National Weather Service in Springfield says most of the listening area will get drizzly conditions along with fog. 

Meteorologists say areas closer to West Plains will  have a better shot of getting thunderstorms. 

By tomorrow and Monday, temperatures will warm up with partly cloudy skies and very humid conditions.


THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF THE MISSOURI
OZARKS AND EXTREME SOUTHEAST KANSAS.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

WEATHER HAZARDS EXPECTED...

  LIMITED TORNADO RISK.
  LIMITED THUNDERSTORM WIND DAMAGE RISK.
  LIMITED LIGHTNING RISK.
  ELEVATED FOG RISK.

DISCUSSION...

  THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ACROSS PORTIONS OF
  NORTHERN ARKANSAS INTO SOUTH CENTRAL MISSOURI THIS AFTERNOON
  INTO EARLY THIS EVENING AND WILL THEN QUICKLY SPREAD TO THE
  EAST. THE MAIN RISK WILL BE DAMAGING WINDS...AS THESE STORMS ARE
  EXPECTED TO DEVELOP INTO LINE SEGMENTS. THERE WILL ALSO BE A
  LIMITED RISK FOR AN ISOLATED TORNADO ACROSS FAR SOUTH CENTRAL
  MISSOURI THIS AFTERNOON INTO EARLY THIS EVENING. THE BETTER
  POTENTIAL FOR SEVERE WEATHER WILL LIKELY REMAIN JUST TO THE EAST
  AND SOUTHEAST OF THE AREA ACROSS NORTHEASTERN ARKANSAS AND
  SOUTHEASTERN MISSOURI THEN ON TO THE EAST...WHERE BETTER
  INSTABILITY AND WIND SHEAR WILL BE IN PLACE.

  AREAS OF FOG ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP AFTER MIDNIGHT ALONG AND
  WEST OF U.S. 65. THE MOST DENSE FOG WILL OCCUR WHERE SKIES BEGIN
  TO CLEAR...WHICH WILL BE MOST LIKELY OVER EXTREME WESTERN
  MISSOURI AND SOUTHEASTERN KANSAS. VISIBILITIES OVER THIS AREA
  MAY DROP TO A HALF MILE OR LESS AT TIMES.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY.

  AFTERNOON HEAT INDEX VALUES IN THE MIDDLE 90S TO AROUND 100
  DEGREES ARE EXPECTED ACROSS MUCH OF THE OUTLOOK AREA EARLY NEXT
  WEEK.

  THERE ARE CHANCES FOR THUNDERSTORMS NEXT TUESDAY INTO THURSDAY
  AS A FRONTAL BOUNDARY MOVES ACROSS THE REGION. ANOTHER CHANCE
  FOR THUNDERSTORMS WILL EXIST FRIDAY INTO NEXT WEEKEND AS
  ANOTHER UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE APPROACHES THE REGION.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

  SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED THROUGH TONIGHT.