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Overview

A dry line tracked east across the Missouri Ozarks during the afternoon hours on Saturday April 30th, 2016.  Clearing during the afternoon ahead of the dry line allowed for surface based instability to develop.  As the dry line edged into this area of instability, severe thunderstorms developed producing large hail over portions of the eastern Ozarks.

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Surface based CAPE at 6 PM 2" hail at Gainsville - 6:30 pm 1.25" hail at Salem - 7:40 PM

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