[:NP :PH ON :RA 217 :DV BF 40 HR 6 SR 40]
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AROUND THE REGION DURING THE MORNING HOURS...SKIES WERE CLOUDY WITH 
LIGHT RAIN COVERING MOST OF WESTERN MISSOURI AND EASTERN KANSAS. 
TEMPERATURES WERE COOL IN THE UPPER 50S. WINDS WERE LIGHT OUT OF THE 
SOUTHEAST FROM 5 TO 10 MPH. [owl'eythax] RECEIVED 0.26 INCHES OF RAIN.

PERIODS OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TO OVERSPREAD 
PORTIONS OF THE REGION TODAY...WITH ADDITIONAL THUNDERSTORMS 
POSSIBLE THROUGH TONIGHT. RAIN CHANCES WILL REMAIN HIGH THROUGH THE 
REMAINDER OF THE WEEK AND INTO THE WEEKEND...AS A STRONG STORM 
SYSTEM PUSHES INTO THE PLAINS. THE BEST CHANCES FOR STRONG TO SEVERE 
THUNDERSTORMS...WILL BE FRIDAY AFTERNOON INTO EARLY SATURDAY 
MORNING. IN ADDITION...REPEATED ROUNDS OF RAINFALL MAY LEAD TO 
LOCALIZED FLOODING. TEMPERATURES WILL SLOWLY MODERATE...AND REACH 
SEASONAL LEVELS ON FRIDAY. RAIN CHANCES WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE 
FIRST PART OF NEXT WEEK AS A SERIES OF STORM SYSTEMS AFFECT THE 
REGION.