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How to Prepare for a Tornado Outbreak
These are the things I’m doing to prepare for the storms. They are different than yours may be, as I will be out in the storms and may be called to help in any response to a storm-impacted community I’m close to. I’ve highlighted the things I think are important for anyone to do before Sunday.
Forecasts
Moderate Risk of Severe Weather Sunday
We are in the middle of a three-day severe weather event across the Kansas region. Early this morning, severe weather was ongoing in northwest Kansas with storms producing quarter-sized hail and 70 mph winds. In south-central Kansas, an area of rain and embedded thunderstorms continue to move to the northeast into the Flint Hills. The storms will continue to exit stage right this morning, and in their wake, clouds will begin to dissipate and destabilization will occur. Most short term models … [Details...]
Significant severe weather episode begins Saturday
Good evening! The severe weather doldrums many in the plains have been experiencing, will come to an abrupt end on Saturday. For the rest of tonight, Gulf of Mexico moisture will continue to stream into the area. The graphic above indicates that dewpoints in central and southeast Oklahoma are in the 70's and that moisture is forecast to continue moving north. Low clouds will fill in across southern Kansas and areas of dense fog are possible. The morning clouds will burn off on Saturday, … [Details...]
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The Chase
Target Discussion, Sunday 05–19
It's a pretty sure bet we'll have tornadoes in Kansas today. Matt's forecast post covered that solidly. In the interest of time, I'm going to consolidate the information I've viewed this morning, then draw a few conclusions: … [Read More...]
Wind tonight…something else!
051813 Wind Pushes truck This video was take as we passed a semi on US 183 northwest of Greensburg. He's northbound. That west wind leaning the truck and trailer over is what we drove out of near Haviland that pushed us almost a lane across the road. … [Read More...]
