The National Weather Service predicts the potential for severe weather in the region for Friday.
According to a briefing from the weather service this morning, forecasters say areas from Springfield through Branson to Harrison and as far south as Marshall are at a Level 3 out of 5 for severe thunderstorms with gusty winds being one of the key threats.
Temperatures ahead of the system will continue to warm reaching near 70 on Thursday before the storms begin early Friday morning.
Weather Change: Temperatures Plunge Today
The spring like weather the Lakes Region has experienced for Christmas Week will be pushed out with an Arctic Blast.
The Missouri State Highway Patrol has filed one report on the traffic incident that involved multiple vehicles late Friday morning.
The accident on Highway 65 north of Branson was not the only traffic slowdown on that Highway through the Lakes Region on Friday.
Multiple Vehicles Involved in Late Friday Morning Crash North of Branson
Traffic works their way around a major traffic crash late Friday morning in northern Taney County.
Christmas Day Structure Fire in Taney County Results in One Fatality
Fire Units from Missouri and Arkansas battle a blaze on Christmas Day that results in a fatality.
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