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The greatest risk of severe weather today is in the St. Louis area and in far southeast Missouri (April 12, 2022 graphic courtesy of the National Weather Service St. Louis Twitter feed)

UPDATE: Wednesday’s severe weather threat is very low for mid-Missouri

The greatest risk of severe weather today is in the St. Louis area and in far southeast Missouri (April 12, 2022 graphic courtesy of the National Weather Service St. Louis Twitter feed)

The severe weather threat for mid-Missouri this (Wednesday) morning has ended, after a cold front undercut a line of storms.

National Weather Service (NWS) Pleasant Hill meteorologist Jonathan Kurtz tells 939 the Eagle that a cold front pushed out well ahead of the activity area.

“And that means the storms that are left over are basically on top of a more stable airmass, and that has really limited the severe factor here this morning. So not really looking at any severe thunderstorms here this morning for mid-Missouri. Should be pretty much just some rumbles of thunder, brief bouts of moderate rainfall for everyone out there,” Kurtz says.

Mid-Missourians could see a few downpours and some lightning this morning.  NWS St. Louis meteorologist Fred Glass says a front will move through the Columbia/Jefferson City area between 7 and 10 this morning.

“We could see a few more storms develop along it, but the chance of that is low. And the chance of severe weather looks really low,” Glass says.

The NWS says the greatest area of concern for severe weather today is in southeast Missouri, where there’s a high potential for tornadoes and hail. Cape Girardeau and Poplar Bluff are in that area.

There is one county in the 939 the Eagle listening area that could see strong storms, and that’s Montgomery County.

“There is certainly potential in that area for some pretty strong thunderstorms to develop. The storms might develop right in that area, and then push to the east,” says Glass.

As the front moves through today, it will get colder in central Missouri, with gusty northwest winds as well.

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