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HWOSGF

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Springfield MO
837 PM CDT Fri Aug 21 2026

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837 PM CDT Fri Aug 21 2026

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of the Missouri
Ozarks and extreme southeast Kansas.

.DAY ONE...Tonight.

Weather hazards expected...

  Limited extreme heat risk.

DISCUSSION...

Nighttime lows in the lower to middle 70s in extreme southeast
Kansas and extreme southwest Missouri will provide little heat
relief for areas that saw highs near 100 degrees today.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday.

There is a 30 to 50 percent chance for showers and thunderstorms 
to move through southeast Kansas and southwest Missouri Saturday 
morning. Frequent lightning and damaging wind gusts to 60 mph 
could occur in a few storms west of Springfield however the 
overall severe threat remains very low.

Heat Index values in the 90s to around 100 will be common at 
times this weekend into next week with the highest values west of 
Springfield.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

  Spotter activation will not be needed through tonight.

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More detailed information can be accessed at:
http://www.weather.gov/sgf/dsspacket
 
This product in graphical format...along with other weather...
hydrological and climate information...at
http://www.weather.gov/sgf

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