SPRINGFIELD, MISSOURI — The Storm Prediction Center (SPC) has upgraded tornado probabilities across southern Missouri as a cluster of supercell thunderstorms begins organizing across the Ozarks, signaling a growing severe weather threat stretching across parts of the Lower Mississippi Valley and into portions of the Ohio Valley.
Meteorologists say the evolving storm system could produce damaging winds, large hail, and a few tornadoes, particularly in areas of northern Arkansas and southern Missouri, where atmospheric conditions appear most favorable for organized severe thunderstorms.
The updated outlook comes as radar and high-resolution forecast models show storms intensifying and moving northeast across the region, prompting forecasters to closely monitor the developing weather situation.
Supercells Target the Ozarks Region in Missouri and Arkansas
Forecasters say the Ozarks region, including southern Missouri and northern Arkansas, is currently the most likely location for supercell development capable of producing tornadoes…