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Not much here today, oh well thats good I had plans for tonight anyway.  When do you want our rainfall totals?  

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You can post rain totals at anytime.

Jeremy

I think I would watch the back edge of the stratus deck in Western KS.

just finished a comment on the old post;)
still will be an interesting night any way, one of those "radar watching nights".

Happy Birthday, Gary! :)

I am with Scott...  The back edge of the status clouds is worth watching.  That is a long ways from here.

Kristi

Sure wish it would have gotten up to 80 today! That would have been great!

April 24 seems to be a popular birthdate. My cousin, and aunt both were born on the 24, now I see Gary is. The NWS was saying how these storms in Kansas will become stronge across central and eastern Missouri Tomorrow AM. Glad I will be in Moberly.

Just wanted to let the weather team know, our overnight rainfall was .82" at 79th and Lackman in Lenexa.

David

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Great to hear!  Thanks for the total!

Jeremy

Also, we've had a few light sprinkles in the last few minutes.

Gary & Team,

Is the news in HD tonight?  Or will it be in Standard Definition (SD) on the HD station (like it has been up until now)?

Thanks,
Tim

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The news will be in HD from here on out!  Let us know what you think!

Jeremy

I DON'T HAVE A RAINFALL TOTAL FOR THE ENTIRE MONTH OF APRIL BUT I CAN TELL YOU THAT FROM THE LAST 2 STORMS WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHTS, I HAVE HAD OVER 3 INCHES OF RAIN. (155TH AND METCALF).

No rain guage, here in the NW part of Olathe, so I don't know how much we got...but as I heard someone say the other day, I think our yard wouldl qualify for the Federal Preserved Wetlands program !!  :):)

HAPPY BIRTHDAY GARY !!!

My remote reader shows 5.7" for the month of April todate. This is at 138th just east of Roe near the Big Church.  Them coyotes must be wetter than a skinny beach towel.

Happy Birthday to you, Gary! Now can we have some severe weather.

happy birthday gary! sedalia got just over 1.5 inches of rain. most it came over night.

Happy Birthday, Professor!

We are your eager students, ready to learn.

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Thank you so much.  Mother Nature is teaching us some lessons all by herself.  Let's keep our eye to the sky.

Gary

Only .60 here at 68th and leavenworth rd in kck. The rain fall totals were alot higher around the area. For the most part the heavier storms went around me this time.

-Rodney

We got 1.6 inches of rain overnight--mid morning here in Marceline, Mo (30 mile east of Chillicothe)...We need a break so I can till the garden and get it planted!



Happy b-day Gary!!!,

Alex from Marceline

I do not know about you all up north but cloud cover is keeping me at 72 down here. I do not see us making 80 today. Still feels good out though.
Monica
Pleasanton, KS

Hi Monica,
It's in the low 70s here.

Kristi

I saw the HD at 11.  Very nice!!

5.41" at 97th and Nall in OP for the month of April.  Happy Birthday Gary?  When are the dogs' birthdays?

Jennifer

WHAT HAPPENED TO 80 DEGREES! GOSH!! I DON'T THINK I'LL BE ABLE TO STAND THIS UPCOMING WEATHER!!!!!!!!!!!
btw-happy birthday gary:)

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The sun broke out this morning, but those clouds filled in and messed up our forecast.  At least it is 70.

Gary

I have a question Gary.....do you think it is safe to bring my vehicles home? We have them stashed at other peoples houses due to the threat of hail last night and the fact we have only a one car garage? Or is it to soon to know this. Kristi...thanks for your temp. We sound pretty much the same.
Monica
Pleasanton, KS

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Monica,

There is a small chance of hail after sunrise tomorrow morning when the cold front moves through, but not until then.

Gary

Happy Birthday Gary.  What a snoozer of a day.

I posted .73 inches at 10:25 last night.  Just had my weather buddy Robert check and dump the guage for tonight's rain.. he got a reading of .20 inches.  

Looking thru windows at the sky... durn mother nature brings colds too..

Stacy N the gang.

The newscast in HD is nice!

Kristi

Happy Birthday!!!!

The newscast and weather segment was terrific...as always, but even better in HD!

Mike and Jenn in Lee's Summit

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Mike and Jenn,

Thanks!  It has been a good birthday.  But, I want Sushi for dinner.  Hopefully I can get away, it does look like our dinner hour will be calm.

Gary

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Sushi sounds great!!  I'll come down and make sure you get away from the station for a bit if you need to Gary!  A sushi-napping!  :)

Happy Birthday!!

I caught the 11:00 show today with Brett and crew - looked awesome!  I'm still home cleaning up the wet basement from last night, so if the rain fizzles out tonight and tomorrow I would be one happy girl.  

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Still nothing heading our way.

Gary

The HD looks great!!!!    It is so nice to have your station in HD since I never watched the only other local HD news station.  

Happy B-Day Gary

Gary, Happy Birthday.  My question for you is if they are putting you guys on in HD on your birthday, will they at least give you a nice big-screen TV for home so that you can watch the other guys when you're not on?  It sounds like the wise thing to do.  

I'm looking forward to seeing some of the video in HD.  

Hi Gary Happy Birthday to you.  I feel so lost cuz I missed the news at 5 & 6.  I will for sur watch @ 10.  Will we get alot of rain Fri?  I hope not.  Everything is so water logged.  Do we  know yet if Sat eve will be a be rain maker?  I hope you were able to go get your sushi tonight.  Kristy

Good thing I decided not to chase today. I just got to looking and didnt see that it would be worth it. i went fishing instead.. btw gary happy birthday.

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Randy,

Thanks.  There is one big supercell way out there.

Gary

Happy Birthday Gary!   May Mother Nature provide enough excitement in the weather department to keep you smiling all year long!  (But maybe you could ask her to lay off the rain for a couple of days?  : - }  )

well these next few days look interesting! lol soo Gary ive been watching that HD, its awesome! AND HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! WOOOOT!

ima watch at 10 for ur rain totals and possible thoughts on Saturday nites system! :)

Well Gary as my bird chews on me, Have you put the spring forecast on this site yet like your winter forecast and why was your temperature forecast 1O DEGREES off? Byan.

For those of you needing some practice, the tornadic storm out by Hill City has a nice SRV signature for rotation.  I have checked this storm using a couple of different radars...and all look nice to evaluate how the couplets look for rotation.

Randy, while there isn't alot to chase..I would think from a chaser perspective, having one storm well defined would be easier than several to choose from that aren't as well defined?  Dunno.

It would have been a long drive for sure...but it looks pretty good on radar.  Maybe half the fun of chasing is picking the one storm of many that produces...

Hello, I was just wondering if the possibility for severe weather in the metro area had changed since this afternoon?

I went to the SPC website and they had moved thier slight risk area so I was just wondering what is expected overnight into Friday morning?

Thanks

Man that supercell is about to hit Hill City, KS.

Scott, I agree the signature is distinct......reminds me of the signature of the tornado that hit Greensburg....

Anyone that know people just north of Hill City into Hill City better take cover...looks like a doozy!!

NWS reports softball sized hail also with this...

yea that storm does look really impressive looks wicked on radar.

If you go to spotternetwork.org you can google the location of all the registered spotters on that site.

Alot just south of Hill City, with reported Tornado on that site on the ground.

Wicked cell....Stockton better watch out!!

Happy Mutual Birthday, Gary!!!

Can anyone join Spotternetwork.org?  I wouldn't mind being able to spot from home since I don't drive.  I can't drive due to bad vision.

Kristi

new severe thunderstorm watch just to the west and northwest of the metro area until 6am looks like that supercell will move into that watch area and a line of storms is forming in northern kansas.

Severe t-storrn Watch for NE and N KS and SE and S NE until 6:00 AM.

Kristi

Anyone want to stay up for awhile and track these storms?  I will be up for awhile.

Kristi

HD is GREAT!!!  I particularly like the behind the scenes look of all the wiring...looks very professionally done.  Happy Birthday Gary!

Ahhww Kristi I would love to but I have to work tomorrow night and I have 3 kiddo's to watch tomorrow during the day, who will be up bright and early. I may get up during the night to check in with ya though. Have fun. I left my cars out for the night...sure hope I do not get hailed on. Ughhh!!!
Monica
Pleasanton, KS

Tracking now!

Hope your cars don't get any damage.  My brother said that the dealership suffered $700 to $800 in hail damage per car on the lot.  I forgot how many cars were damaged but it was a lot.

Kristi

That big cell produced softball size hail in Stockton KS.  The EM said that there was considerable damage.

Kristi

lots of storms starting to fire in Southeast Nebraska.

Kristi and others... do you know what the hail size means on this chart?

http://www.spc.noaa.gov/climo/reports/last3hours.html

Thanks!

wow an exciting evening over northern kansas it looks like they are going to merge into a mcs and slide this way for the morning rushhour or maybe earlier it is so calm outside right now it feels like it's going to do something.

What time can we expect the storms to make it to, or start forming in the metro area? I missed all of the news tonight I was just wondering if we were still expecting severe weather in the metro area overnight and if so, about what time? Any information would be much appreciated.

Thank you

Well we are not taking any chances...we are moving 2 of 3 vehicles out of the weather. The one we are leaving out is old...so no biggie. Have a good night all.
Monica

chieffan by the way things are evolving expect storms early in the morning and they could be potent once again maybe a flood threat some hail and wind possible,also Gary said it was going to drop in the mid 50s later in the day it's going to get colder during the day.

4.25 inches is some huge hail..  Here's a chart that I found:  http://www.csgnetwork.com/hailsizechart.html

Kristi

Good idea, Monica!  Good night!

Kristi

Here's a link on hail size from the NWS office in Boise ID:  http://www.wrh.noaa.gov/boi/awareness/hailsize.php

Kristi

Thank you LRCfan. I will be up watching for a little while but I don't want to go to sleep and wake up to a tornado or something like that.

Thanks again.

4.25 inches is softball isn't it kristi? that can do some serious damage and injuries.

chieffan do u have a weather radio? I would turn it on just in case tornado threat is not that high tonite but it can happen though.

I don't want to be in the path of this storm.  Check this severe weather statement form the NWS office in Hastings NE:  http://forecast.weather.gov/showsigwx.php?warnzone=KSZ018&warncounty=KSC141&firewxzone=KSZ018&local_place1=5+Miles+SE+Woodston+KS&product1=Severe+Weather+Statement

I apologize if it messes up the blog.

This is the storm that went thru Hill City and Stockton KS earlier.

Kristi

That storm is causing brief tornadoes so a Tornado Warning has been issued.  Downs and Osborne KS are in the path of the storm.

Kristi

Yes, LRCfan, it is softball-sized and can do some serious damage.  It can even kill humans and animals.

Kristi

can you imagine being in that storm what that would sound like, oh my. These storms are moving east and north east but I think they will eventually turn toward kc toward the more moist and warm air.

pretty scarey I got to get up early so I'm going to bed and turning my weather radio on just incase we have some boomers in the night take care everyone and be safe.

Yeah, hopefully they will be just heavy-rain producers and not severe weather producers by the time they get here.  The storm not too far from Concordia... NW of Benoit has tennis ball-sized hail in it.  I am not posting anymore links from the NWS..  Messed up the blog. :(

Kristi

My weather radio is always on.  I really should plug in the codes for the counties around me.  

Kristi

I meant Beloit not Benoit.  I have Benoit on the brain tonight. :)

Kristi

Yikes! Big hail, my wx radio is on!

No, I don't have a weather radio. I have to get up at about 6 though. So, hopefully they won't get here before then. I probably won't be able to go to bed too early with all of this going on. So if anybody is planning on staying up for a couple of more hours, I'll be here too.

back in the early 90's (dont remember exact year) I was in the huge hailstorm that hit in oklahoma, enid and stillwater area. I was like 13 years old staying at my grandmas when that hit. After the storm we went out and there was hail from baseball size to softball sized hail everywhere. I have pics somewhere in a box. It was the most scary thing I have ever heard as it hit the roof.

That storm in NW Jewell County KS (has the tennis ball-sized hail) has a definite hail core.  It's pretty lit up on the Topeka radar.

Kristi

I am going to be around for awhile.

Kristi

chieffan07,
You really ought to consider getting a weather radio.  Get the $30 one.  No home should be without one.

Kristi

FIREEMS,
Did your grandma have a lot of damage from the hail?

Kristi

The storm in Washington County KS has golf ball size hail.  You can see the hail core on radar.

Kristi

im stayin up as well!

Ok Kristi, I'm am, once again, staying up late writing a paper for school so I'll keep checking in from time to time. Hopefully these storms will weaken at least a little before they get here.

I really don't know much about weather so hopefully you all can keep me posted. :)

yah, probably nothing until between 3am and 7am

Those storms out in north-central KS mean business.  They are moving rapidly.

Kristi

You're right Kristi. And they havent lost any of their juice since west-central Kansas. that is the scary part. Nothing is slowing them down at the moment.

Hey Andrew_Stafford, I clicked on your link (your screen name) and from you web site, you seem much more informed on weather than I will ever be so hopefully you (or anyone else that knows) can answer a question for me.

Do you think that these storms will still be this strong, with large hail and tornados, when they get here between 3am and 7am?

Thanks

Twister,
I hope they just drop some heavy rain here.  I don't really want the hail and wind damage.

Kristi

chieffan07,
The storms will likely NOT have large hail or tornadoes when they reach us, IF they reach us. The storms are currently moving off to the northeast. It would take more development to out southwest for us to get storms. I would not expect anything more than some heavy thunderstorms and maybe some gusty winds. Of course, it has to be watches, but that is all I expect right now.

David

I suspect that the storms will make a right turn after a bit and head for KC.  I am like you, David, they will be just some heavy rain producers by the time they get here.

Kristi

Kristi,
I am ready for a good storm. I don't know about you, but I am getting fed up with just plain rain.

I really hope your are right David. I'm sure I overreact a little bit (probably alot lol) but I really hate when severe storms are around at night. Anyway, thank you very much for answering my question. And if you are going to be up for a while please update us all on the blog of your thoughts as the storms continue throughout the overnight hours.

Thanks again

I know you want a good storm, Twister.  But you don't want the damage from hail, wind or tornadoes.  Ask my brother..  He had the insurance adjusters out to the dealership the other day.

Kristi

Anybody still here? The storms seem to still be going strong to the north and west of here.

Yeah  The storms are staying to our north and west for now.

Kristi

ya im up

I'm off work now and a few minutes ago a very small cell formed right over north St. Joe and we had some big rain drops wet the ground and it lasted for about a minute or so, Man those storms are still looking mean to the north and the west of here, even a new tornado warning in SE Neb.

A house was destroyed 3 miles north of Beloit KS, according to NWS.

Kristi

Nick,
I saw that cell on radar near St. Joe a little earlier.

Kristi

These storms are sure staying strong for a long time. I really hope they start to weaken pretty soon.

Man, so I guess the tornadoes have been touching down, sometimes you will get lots of warnings but not a lot of actual touchdowns(thankfully), but other times...

Tornado Watch for NE KS, SE NE, and extreme NW MO until 7 AM.  Gonna be a long night for those folks in those areas.

Kristi

Nick,
There have been brief touchdowns over the last couple of hours.

Kristi

You can see the rotation near Concordia KS.

Kristi

Ok, I have another question, if anyone is willing and/or able to answer.

Since they have issued a Tornado Watch to the north west of here untill 7. Does that mean that these tornadic storms won't make it to areas like Clay County, MO (which are not included into the watches) untill after 7? Or am I just hoping too much?.

Thank you to anyone who anwsers.

Hopefully, the storms will reach us in a weaken state.

Kristi

kristi, yes my grandmas house had alot of damage. It really hurt the whole area down there. Crops, houses, vehicles etc were just devestated..

That's sad, FIREEMS. :(

Kristi  

The "tornadic" weather likely will not get too far south and east of the Watch Box area, I think the watch is more reactionary to the cells that have gone potentially tornadic, and those cells are moving east and north east.

those are not potentially tornadic, there have been eight confirmed houses destroyed just by beloit ks, there are currently 2 confirmed tornadoes on the ground. I have two friends that are officers in the counties currently under warnings and they are confirmed on the ground, the one cell has been tornadic since six pm this evening, simply amazing

FIREEMS,
Where are the tornadoes on the ground?

Kristi

Indeed, FIREEMS.  The cells north of the KS/NE border have bowed out, and thus will unlikely be tornadic and probably weaken.  There is a great gust front visible on the Topeka radar ahead of the bowing cells.  What bears watching are the cells which are currently gaining strength near Concordia as it applies to the metro.  However, the liklihood of them maintaining such strength over that distance is pretty small.  It'll probably get windy here in the Metro by the time that reaches us.  Keep watching that Topeka radar!

there was major damage 3 miles north of beloit, major damage in Jamestown (just west of concordia) They have closed a state highway completely down in those counties

i was talking about the most southern and western storms. i thought those storms wouldnt be tornadic now to, they have been tornadic since six pm, so we are seven hrs later, I dont know if they still be tornadic by the state line in kc but Im in northern riley co, (manhattan area) and Im watching closely

Looks like a line of storms trying to form west of Salina.

Kristi

Thanks Nick.

The one cell around the Concordia area is really strong. I can't believe it is still producing tornados. I hope those people are ok. Surely it will have to weaken pretty soon. Right??

As far as I can tell, just from watching the radar, the rest of the storms seem to be weakining a little bit.

good it just weakened, and the tornado warning has been canceled for now

FIREEEMS,
I read the reports over on the SPC website.

chieffan07,
A line of storms is forming to the west of Salina KS.

Kristi

Oh, I knew what you meant, FIREEMS.  You are about as on top of it as one can be.  You are way ahead of the game.  So long as we have south winds and juicy dewpoints, we can't discount the fact that the storms may maintain strength.  It's more of a wait and see approach at this point.  We have a big advantage that these stroms initiated well west of the metro.    

This is also a good example of "backbuilding"!

Exactly, MCIRamp...  They are backbuilding.  

Kristi

Thanks Kristi. I just looked at the radar again and I do see that line. Does anyone expect this new line to become as strong as the other ones.

I really don't mind thunderstorms but I really want to make, as much as possible anyway, that the tornadic chance is low before going to sleep.

Also, if anyone could give me an estimate on the time that these storms should arrive in the metro area (especially the Liberty area). I know thats kinda specific but I am just looking for some info before deciding whether or not to go to sleep.

Thank you all very much.

Sorry about the "potentially" yes they are tornadic as has been stated.

I would also be inclined to think that these storms will weaken as they reach the metro.  Notice the gust front out ahead of the main line that extends from the tri-state all the way back to S of Concordia. Many times the outflow of collapsing thunderstorms when that becomes dominant is enough to cut off its own inflow to a certain extent.  That said, sometimes the outflow can spark new storms out ahead of the main squall.  It's not looking that way now per the Topeka radar...  

I am not buying the gust front blowing out the feed.  The LLJ is booming right now with 70-80kt inflow.  Its going to be tough to choke that out.

I am more concerned about the tail forming along the cold front dragging through...I think what is north will stay north...

However, the surface low is deepening as we speak..and will likely track just NW of the metro...quite interesting really...the surface low in SW KS is serving as a nice funnel for the LLJ right into the boundary itself.  Kinda like an accelerator.

Dewpoints are still in the mid 60s with some 70s right near the OK/KS border in central KS.  Looking at the forecast soundings, the moist air will continue its movement to the east as the PW values increase in the next 3 hours.

CAPE is projected at 2582.  That is healthy.  I do not see this blowing itself out with the veering sheer, the big LLJ and a very moist environment.

This is something to watch as it moves east.

I am not buying the gust front blowing out the feed.  The LLJ is booming right now with 70-80kt inflow.  Its going to be tough to choke that out.

I am more concerned about the tail forming along the cold front dragging through...I think what is north will stay north...

However, the surface low is deepening as we speak..and will likely track just NW of the metro...quite interesting really...the surface low in SW KS is serving as a nice funnel for the LLJ right into the boundary itself.  Kinda like an accelerator.

Dewpoints are still in the mid 60s with some 70s right near the OK/KS border in central KS.  Looking at the forecast soundings, the moist air will continue its movement to the east as the PW values increase in the next 3 hours.

CAPE is projected at 2582.  That is healthy.  I do not see this blowing itself out with the veering sheer, the big LLJ and a very moist environment.

This is something to watch as it moves east.

scott,

what do you expect from these storms when they reach the metro?? hail, wind, tornadic??

Scott, a priviledge at such a late hour for me.  I dunno, you do bring up a good point, but my forte has always been nowcasting and radar interpretation.  I'll be the first to agree with you in that the air is still juiced up here in the metro.  That's why I would never discount a severe potential to manifest itself, but I have seen more "choke outs" than not in this situation, but granted this is still further west than the usual...  I just don't see any of these storms GAINING any strength than they already have until after they pass through the metro, with the help of dynamics and daytime heating.  To my eye, this line will take at least until 7 or 8 am to reach KC. Will they be strong? Probably, but wind is more my concern more than any other hazard.  That is a given, but I don't get paid to do this for a living...

No sooner I say that than the Topeka Radar is starting to show a line forming due to afforementioned gust front...

We were on the supercell when it was west of Hill City, KS....the storm had awesome structure....issue was it was right at dark and we were not able to get any good pictures or video....pretty well defined wall cloud as it moved over Hill City, but no funnel or tornado observed, no damage in Hill City property, but had reports of power flashes W and NW of the city.....stayed on the storm as it approached the Stockton and Osborne area....saw a less defined wall cloud near Stockton with a brief funnel....saw a better wall cloud with funnel near the ground near Osborne...brief 1 to 2 minutes only....had video on it....not sure if there was enough lightning to get it or not.....will have to wait until later today to review it....did not see a lot of damage, but heard reports from Beloit....hope no one was seriously injured in the storm....this storm was a monster in size and amazing to watch it hold its structure for so long, 5+ hours.....we chose to not play the dryline and it paid off this time.....1/4 forecasting and 3/4 luck.....LOL...all home safe, that is the main thing....

Has anyone heard anything about the tornado in Beloit?  My parents live 1 mile north of Beloit on Hwy 14.  It's so early right now, hate to call them and wake them, but I haven't been able to find out anything on the news.  Tornados, storms, high winds are quite frequent out there, still never get over that clenched fist feeling in the gut whenever storms start to boil.
--deb