Thunderstorms will spread east across extreme southeastern Kansas into southwestern and central Missouri through 1 am. A line of strong thunderstorms extending from near Nevada...to Girard...to near Labette will move east and extend from Warsaw...to Stockton...to near Joplin by 1230 am. Hail up to the size of dimes...wind gusts to 45 mph...heavy rainfall and frequent lightning strikes can be expected from these storms. Stronger potentially severe storms with large hail may move into Cherokee County in extreme southeastern Kansas...and farther east into far southwestern Missouri. Rainfall amounts of one quarter to three quarters of an inch with locally higher amounts in excess of one inch can be expected. A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 100 am CDT Monday morning for southeast Kansas and southwestern Missouri.
Forecast for Racine
Updated: 10:00 PM CDT on May 19, 2013
Flash Flood Watch in effect through Monday morning...
Tornado Watch 186 in effect until 1 am CDT Monday...
Sunday
Partly cloudy with a chance of a thunderstorm and a chance of rain in the afternoon. High of 86F. Breezy. Winds from the South at 20 to 25 mph with gusts to 30 mph. Chance of rain 60%.
Overcast with thunderstorms and rain showers. Low of 68F. Breezy. Winds from the South at 10 to 20 mph. Chance of rain 80% with rainfall amounts near 0.6 in. possible.
Monday
Mostly cloudy with a chance of a thunderstorm and a chance of rain, then thunderstorms in the afternoon. High of 81F. Breezy. Winds from the South at 15 to 20 mph. Chance of rain 60%.
Overcast with thunderstorms and rain showers. Low of 66F. Winds from the SSE at 5 to 15 mph. Chance of rain 80% with rainfall amounts near 2.0 in. possible.
Tuesday
Overcast with a chance of a thunderstorm and a chance of rain. High of 70F. Winds from the SSW at 10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain 60%.
Tornado Watch 186 remains in effect until 100 am CDT for the following locations
MO . Missouri counties included are
Audrain Barry Barton Benton Boone Callaway Camden Carroll Cedar Chariton Christian Cole Cooper Dade Dallas Gasconade Greene Henry Hickory Howard Jasper Johnson Knox Laclede Lafayette Lawrence Lewis Lincoln Linn McDonald Macon Maries Marion Miller Moniteau Monroe Montgomery Morgan Newton Osage Pettis Pike Polk Pulaski Ralls Randolph St. Clair Saline Shelby stone Vernon Warren Webster Wright
Flash Flood Watch
Statement as of 9:41 PM CDT on May 19, 2013
... Flash Flood Watch in effect through Monday morning...
The National Weather Service in Springfield has issued a
* Flash Flood Watch for portions of southeast Kansas and Missouri... including the following areas... in southeast Kansas... Bourbon... Cherokee and Crawford. In Missouri... Barry... Barton... Benton... Camden... Cedar... Christian... Dade... Dallas... Greene... Hickory... Jasper... Laclede... Lawrence... Maries... McDonald... Miller... Morgan... Newton... Polk... Pulaski... St. Clair... stone... Vernon... Webster and Wright.
* Through Monday morning.
* Multiple rounds of showers and thunderstorms are expected overnight into early Monday across extreme southeastern Kansas into southwestern and central Missouri. The heaviest rainfall will be focused generally west of a line from Branson to Fort Leonard Wood. Total rainfall amounts of one to two inches with locally higher amounts near three inches will be possible.
* This excessive rainfall may result in flash flooding of small streams... low water crossings... and other flood prone areas.
This Flash Flood Watch includes Roaring River and Bennett Spring state Parks.
Additional heavy rainfall may occur later Monday into Tuesday... and additional flood watches may be issued.
Precautionary/preparedness actions...
A Flash Flood Watch means that conditions may develop that lead to flash flooding. Flash flooding is a very dangerous situation.
You should monitor later forecasts and be prepared to take action should flash flood warnings be issued.