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Areas of Severe Thunderstorms and Excessive Rainfall; Heat Wave Builds in the Intermountain West and Plains

A slow moving front will bring rounds of strong to severe thunderstorms and heavy rainfall to the central Plains eastward to the east-central U.S.. The first widespread significant heat wave of summer for the Intermountain West and Plains is expected to develop today and expand through next week. Dangerous heat will continue to impact portions of the Southwest and Southeast. Read More >

Storms, some strong/severe, are possible this afternoon and evening. The severe threat will be mostly limited to the afternoon/evening hours with the heavy rain/flooding threat continuing into the overnight hours, especially across central Missouri.
Damaging wind gusts will be the primary severe hazard today.
A Flood Watch will go into effect at 7 PM tonight for counties in central Missouri. Slow-moving storms may linger over these areas overnight, producing torrential rainfall that could lead to flooding.