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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO

600 AM CDT WED MAY 2 2001



...SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS POSSIBLE LATE TONIGHT...



THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ALONG A COLD FRONT OVER

CENTRAL KANSAS...NORTHEAST ACROSS NORTHWEST MISSOURI LATE THIS

AFTERNOON. SOME OF THE STORMS MAY MOVE INTO SOUTHEAST KANSAS AND

PORTIONS OF WEST CENTRAL AND CENTRAL MISSOURI AFTER 10 PM. AREAS

MOST AFFECTED WILL BE NORTHWEST OF A COLUMBUS KANSAS...TO OSCEOLA

AND COLE CAMP MISSOURI LINE. DUE TO AN INCREASED CAPPING

INVERSION...THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO BE ELEVATED. WEAK

INSTABILITY WILL LIKELY KEEP MOST STORMS BELOW SEVERE LIMITS...WITH

THE PRIMARY THREAT GUSTY WINDS AND SMALL HAIL.



SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED TONIGHT.



.EXTENDED OUTLOOK...

THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY WILL INCREASE OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS AS A

SURFACE BOUNDARY REMAINS NEAR THE AREA...AND INSTABILITY

INCREASES. SOME SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE AS COOLER

TEMPERATURES AND WIND SHEAR INCREASES.



JLT