A powerful cold front will move through the Ozarks Sunday afternoon, bringing with it a chance for strong to severe thunderstorms and rapidly falling temps with light snow.
The National Weather Service says a narrow line of thunderstorms are expected to develop and move through southwest Missouri Sunday afternoon and evening, with a brief window for storms to become strong to severe.
The highest chances for strong to severe storms is across south central Missouri between noon and 6pm.
Scattered damaging wind gusts up to 60 to 70 miles per hour are possible, along with isolated, brief spin-up tornadoes.
The threat for severe weather is increased east of the Highway 63 corridor in the far eastern Ozarks and greatest in southeast Missouri.
All of the Ozarks are under a Wind Advisory from 10am Sunday until 7am Monday, with maximum wind gusts of 40 to 55 miles per hour.
Winds will be turning out of the northwest behind the cold front moving through Sunday, and travel may become difficult for high-profile vehicles.
Loose objects may be blown around and small limbs may break and fall.
And to wrap up the wild weather change…..snow!
The National Weather Service says rain will change over to snow by Sunday evening, with temps also rapidly falling below freezing.
Some light snow accumulations may occur, with most locations seeing at least a trace.
Any precipitation on roadways or sidewalks when temps rapidly drop below freezing will be at risk of a flash freeze, and those wind gusts of 40 to 55 miles per hour could cause blowing snow to reduce visibilities.
That will leave the potential for a few slick spots on area roadways through the Monday morning commute.
