Are there any tornadoes in Missouri?

Located on the northern edge of the Great Plains tornado belt, Missouri has endured numerous historic tornadoes including five EF5 tornadoes, the most destructive on the Enhanced Fujita scale, which rates the strength of tornadoes in the United States and Canada based on the damage they cause.

Why is it raining so much in Missouri?

In summer, moist, warm air masses, equally unchallenged by topographic barriers, swing north from the Gulf of Mexico and can produce copious amounts of rain, either by fronts or by convectional processes. In some summers, high pressure stagnates over Missouri, creating extended droughty periods.

Did a tornado touchdown in Missouri?

The National Weather Service confirmed that four EF-0 tornadoes touched down during severe weather in southern Missouri on Wednesday. A tornado with winds up to 76 mph briefly touched down just before 10 a.m. a half mile southwest of Chadwick in Christian County.

Are there any storms in Missouri on Sunday?

A few more storms are possible Sunday, then dry weather is expected Monday through Wednesday. There is a Marginal Risk for severe storms over the Midsouth through early evening. Primary risks include damaging winds and localized flash flooding.

What’s the outlook for severe weather in MN?

While uncertainty inherently exists due to outflow-boundary timing, strong instability with 70s F dewpoints is likely, which will support strong wind gusts. Elsewhere, morning activity farther north into ND and MN is expected to weaken with time behind the rapidly departing upper trough.

Is there a lack of risk for severe weather?

The most important thing to note is that lack of a risk does not mean zero risk. Generally speaking, confidence has to be pretty high for the Storm Prediction Center to have an outlook area this far into the future. If you bookmark this page, it will continue to update with each new outlook that is issued.

What are the weather outlooks for the next 8 days?

Damaging gusts and some hail will be possible through early evening. Convective inhibition via a strong cap around 850 mb will preclude thunderstorm activity for much of the period. However, strong heating along a surface dryline and dewpoints in the upper 60s to near 70 will beneath steep midlevel lapse rates will result in strong instability.