000 AWUS43 KSGF 070145 AWSSGF AREA WEATHER SUMMARY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO 845 PM CDT SAT JUL 6 2002 ISOLATED SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCED WIND DAMAGE NEAR NIANGUA IN NORTHEAST WEBSTER COUNTY SATURDAY EVENING...AND A REPORT OF DIME SIZE HAIL AROUND FAIR GROVE. OTHER THUNDERSTORMS SATURDAY EVENING PRODUCED LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL WITH AMOUNTS OVER ONE INCH IN A FEW LOCATIONS OF THE OZARKS. AFTERNOON HIGHS WERE QUITE WARM WITH READINGS IN THE LOW TO MID 90S. SPRINGFIELD RECORDED 94 DEGREES SATURDAY AFTERNOON WHICH WAS ONE OF THE HIGHEST IN THE OZARKS. A WEAK FRONT OVER EASTERN MISSOURI MAY DECREASE THE HUMIDITY LEVELS ON SUNDAY AS IT MOVES ACROSS THE OZARKS...HOWEVER THE DECREASE IN HUMIDITY LEVELS WILL BE OFFSET BY TEMPERATURES RISING A FEW DEGREES HIGHER THAN ON SATURDAY. LITTLE CHANGE IN OUR WEATHER CAN BE EXPECTED THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. THE CHANCE OF RAIN WILL RETURN TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY AS A WEAK COLD FRONT MOVES INTO THE REGION. DRINK PLENTY OF NON-ALCOHOLIC AND CAFFEINE FREE BEVERAGES IF OUT IN THE SUN THE NEXT FEW DAYS...AND TAKE FREQUENT BREAKS IF EXERCISING OUTDOORS. FOR THE LATEST WEATHER AND RADAR INFORMATION...VISIT THE SPRINGFIELD NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WEBSITE AT WWW.CRH.NOAA.GOV/SGF. JLT