The National Weather Service has issued a Flood Watch for the Lakes Region beginning tonight and running through Sunday.
Rounds of showers and thunderstorms are expected to occur during the Easter Weekend accompanied by a slight risk of severe weather each day. Hail and damaging winds are the biggest threats with the storms.
Rainfall projections are for around three and a half inches on a line between Branson and Eureka Springs with higher amounts northwest of that with slightly less amounts southeast of the line including the Harrison area.
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