Springfield, MO – Residents across southwest Missouri and neighboring southeast Kansas face several rounds of showers and thunderstorms beginning Tuesday night, with damaging winds, heavy rainfall and flash flooding possible through Thursday.
According to the National Weather Service in Springfield, multiple rounds of thunderstorms are expected from Tuesday night, October 13, through Thursday, October 15, with occasional breaks between storm systems. Forecasters warn that some thunderstorms could become strong to severe, producing wind gusts reaching 60 mph.
A Flood Watch is in effect for portions of southeast Kansas and west-central and southwest Missouri through Thursday. Forecasters expect widespread rainfall totals of 2 to 4 inches within the watch area, with localized amounts potentially reaching 5 inches…