Another round of severe storms possible this afternoon and evening

THURSDAY: Lingering showers and t-storms will continue Thursday morning through 11 AM and a few of these still could be on the strong to severe side for the AM commute. We’ll watch for strong wind gusts with these and possibly some large hail. Heading into the afternoon, if clouds clear, storms could re-develop and become severe. This depends on how much sunshine we see during the afternoon which looks more likely west of HWY 63. The severe threat continues through Thursday evening for possible damaging wind, large hail and an isolated tornado as the cold front moves through. Hail and damaging wind risk range from 15-30%, with the highest risk to the northwest. As for tornado risk, our northwestern counties our under a 10% chance for an isolated tornado, elsewhere in mid-Missouri we see a 5% risk. Temperatures will reach near 80 Thursday afternoon with southerly winds at 15 mph gusting to 28 mph at times.

TONIGHT: Overnight, the final push of storms will track through mid-Missouri, but will be isolated to scattered in nature. These could be strong, but have a limited severe threat late in the night. The bulk of the storm activity will exit by 3-4 AM, making for a dry morning commute. Overnight lows tonight drop towards 60 degrees with breezy winds out of the south from 10-20 mph. Clouds will gradually clear leading to partly cloudy skies.

EXTENDED: After storms move out by Friday morning, we will see a dry day and highs in the upper 70s. As we head into the weekend, we look warm and dry for Saturday with temperatures reaching near 80. A backdoor cold front brings a chance of showers and t-storms Sunday afternoon with high temperatures in the upper 70s to near 80. Be sure to stay tuned to ABC 17 News for the latest weather forecast and impacts through the week.