ST. LOUIS — A Severe Thunderstorm Warning has been issued for Gasconade County until 8:45 p.m. as storms move through the St. Louis area.
There is a better chance of storms developing during the evening. The most likely area of showers and storms appears to be from mid-Missouri into, or just south of, the metro St. Louis area. Some of the storms have the potential to produce gusty winds, hail and put down heavy rainfall. Any areas of heavy rain won't last long limiting any flooding threat.
Most of Thursday will be rain free. However, more showers and thunderstorms are possible by Friday.
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The Storm Prediction Center outlook has a slight risk, level two of five, for scattered severe thunderstorms Wednesday into Wednesday night. The Weather First team has made Wednesday evening into the overnight hours as our next "weather alert" days. In addition to a severe weather threat, locally heavy rain can be expected from a few of the storms.
There is another round of thunderstorms and heavy rain potential sometime on Friday. The rain chances appear to become less likely by Friday night into the weekend. This week will be busy as the Weather First team tracks these storms, so make sure to check back for updates.
Click here to read the full Weather First forecast.
