Severe storms possible Thursday, Friday

The National Weather Service says the Ozarks could be hit with large hail, winds, and isolated tornadoes over the next two days.

ISOLATED SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP WEST OF
HIGHWAY 71 LATE THURSDAY AFTERNOON. SEVERE STORMS WILL BECOME
MORE WIDESPREAD AS ACTIVITY MOVES TO THE EAST ACROSS THE MISSOURI
OZARKS DURING THE EVENING HOURS. THE PRIMARY THREATS WILL BE HEAVY
RAINFALL AND POSSIBLE FLASH FLOODING...LARGE HAIL...AND DAMAGING
WINDS. A FEW ISOLATED TORNADOES CAN NOT BE RULED OUT.

The ingredients available for severe cell development on Thursday include interaction of an upper level disturbance with strong instability and sufficient wind shear.

Extreme southern Missouri and northern Arkansas will have a better chance for severe weather Friday.