After a week of calmer weather in the region, an active weather pattern is set to begin in the St. Louis metro region starting Thursday.
Starting Thursday and running through Monday of next week, an active pattern should bring thunderstorms to the St. Louis metro.
For Thursday, a marginal risk of severe weather is in place for the region by the Storm Prediction Center, with stronger severe weather chances north towards Quincy and west towards Columbia. The only highlighted severe risk for the region with this storm system is severe level winds.
“Thunderstorms develop over the eastern Plains late Thursday afternoon and evening, moving eastward into Missouri and Illinois Thursday night,” the St. Louis NWS said. “Severe thunderstorms over Kansas and western Missouri weaken as they move east into central/eastern Missouri Thursday night. Damaging wind gusts will be the primary threat with a low threat of tornadoes.”
Another marginal risk of severe weather has been highlighted for Friday, April 24 as well. A 5% severe weather risk is in place for the day with the worst of the severe weather currently expected to remain south.
The final main severe weather risk for the region appears to be Monday, April 27. Here, the Storm Prediction Center has highlighted 15% severe weather risk six days out…