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bulldog,

We are updating the forecasts...but they aren't transferring over.  Hopefully we'll get this cleared up by this afternoon.  Right now we are still in the process of getting all our new HD graphics to the web.

Jeremy

Jeremy and team,

Thanks for using my pics in the blog today. It's still stunning to realize what happened in the last 24 hours. People reading this blog probably thought I was nuts when I stated I was too scared to leave the basement that night and that I was blogging from my blackberry - as it was my only form of communication. My heart is heavy for everyone's loss in Brookridge and have learned a lot of this experience. Today I will spend the day making the adjustments to my disaster plan - short comings hat I discovered during this crisis. I am not proud to report that it took me almost 2 minutes to locate a flashlight once the power went off, and I tried to make my way to the basement during the peak of the event. I appreciate the opportunity to be involved in your online community and hope everyone who views the images realizes that it only takes a little bit of effort to prepare for the worst. Thank god that nobody was killed. We appreciate the work the KSHB weather team does for all of us in helping keep us safe.

Best regards,
BoiseStateFootBallFan, a/k/a David Eberle

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David,

What was the address/area where you took the pictures?  Thanks again!

Jeremy

First, I have to say great coverage of the storms. That was probably one of the best severe weather coverage the team has done. Second, what has happened to the radar on the weather page? ************* Thanks for the comments Alden! The radar I'm guessing is having the same issue as the 7 day forecast. I noticed you can still see the radar image on the small image on the front page. I'll talk to the web and engineer folks today. Jeremy

Still can't believe I slept right through all this.

These were all taken in Brookridge subdivision which is on the south side of LP Cookingham Road (291 Highway), east of Reinking Road. The photo of the concrete steps leading to nowhere - as best I can tell (not much left to identify) is 8320 NE 109th Lane just about four to five houses east of Marsh Street. This photo is oriented to the south. The photo of the house tipped back, where the little girl stands in the driveway next door is on the culdesac on NE109th Court. If you want more photos - I have many more, let me know where you want them emailed.

Regards. **************** The photos you sent were great! Thanks for the locations! Jeremy

Gary,

I have not been to your site for several weeks.  I am sorry to hear about your storm damage.  To your west here in northeastern Colorado we have a different weather problem - continued drought.  This is the main reason I do not visit your site or any other weather site, as I have largely lost my enthusiasm about the weather.  Almost a decade of drought will do that to you.

It is sad to say that eastern Colorado is its 9th year of drought.  This extends into eastern Wyoming and western Nebraska as well as they haven't had much of a break either.  Here in northern Colorado I can remember the fall of 1999 when this started, out pheasant hunting in November of that year in 83* weather.  It was like someone flipped a switch of something.  I've spent my whole life in this region and I know what it used to be like.

Although there have been spells of wet weather now and then, the drought has really never lost its grip.  In both 2006 and 2007, 8 out of the 12 months were below average in precip. and warm.  Both 2000 and 2002 were out of this world hot and dry.  The first 4 months of 2008 have been one of the driest (and windiest) on record.  Thankfully, most of the Colorado mountains have a good snowpack, because the way this spring and summer are shaping up we'll need every drop of it.

Global warming?  I'm not going there.  There have always been changes in weather patterns and climate, and we happen to be in a warm and dry one.  In ancient history there were just far fewer people around to analyze it to death.  I sure don't like it and don't know when it will end, but its happened before and will again.

Thanks for letting me vent a little on this sunny early May morning, this the beginning of the wettest month of the year in eastern Colorado ;>))

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I was wondering why we hadn't heard from you.  This year's LRC has not been kind to you.  There is always a big hope for  west coast trough next year that could end your drought situation, and revitalize your enthusiasm for weather.  Maybe a cut off low will form in the right spot to get you some rain.

Gary

We've had some relatives call us from out of town to ask if everything is OK here.  I am still amazed that no one was killed or seriously injured.  

I am almost positive that I know what is wrong with my mom and it isn't good.  She probably has colon cancer from what she told me this morning.  

Kristi

Next week looks active, particularly Wednesday which looks good for severe weather on the Kansas side. Too early to tell for sure, but the models are trending in that direction. Your thoughts ladies and gentlemen?

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We agree.  There isn't as much energy in this storm as was in the last one, but the set-up is evolving into a possible severe weather potential on Wednesday.

Gary

Kristi, sorry to hear about your mom. I will say some prayers for her.

This severe weather season is getting ridilicous. I enjoy a nice thunderstorm. I think most people can take precautions for that kind of weather. Simply get in doors. But this kind of weather is a different story. It is so un believable everyone is alive after you see this damage. Whats even more amazing is this happened while most people were asleep. Hopefully Wednesday isnt as bad as this. Missouri and Arkansas are definetly taking the brunt of severe weather this season.

Kristi, my grandma had a very agressive type of cancer, it was all over her gaulbladder, liver, colon, and lymph nodes. She was diagnosed in October, and passed that January. I am really hoping for some positive news for you.

Kristi, does your mom have any pain in her arms? I remember my grandma did in September, and we didnt think anything of it. Little did we know, that was a sign of cancer in or near the intestines.

Gary. I have map tracks of what would have happened if the Big 4 tornadoes that Hit Greensburg Hit the Kansas city Metro.

Please give me your email so I can send them to you. These are 98% accurate.

Twister,
My oldest niece is getting married next month.  I feel sooooo terribly bad for her.  She is very close with my parents.  I worry about her the most.  My brothers and I will be OK even tho we face some extremely difficult days ahead.  I am sure that my parents are facing some aggressive treatments.

Mom has not said anything about pain in her arms.  In fact, she is working around here like a mad woman.  I think that I am going to spend the day restoring some order here in the basement.  We just have too much stuff that we need to get rid of.

Kristi

chfs,
There was only one tornado that hit Greensburg KS.

Kristi

I took a ride through the area where David took the photos.  I also took some photos.  Two things I would suggest to people who take pictures of the storms:  1) don't endanger yourself and/or others and 2) BE VERY SENSITIVE to those residents where you take the picture.  I remember the feeling of sitting on my front porch after Hurricane Gloria dropped a tree on our house.  It wasn't fun having people stop to take pictures of our misery.  Consider their feelings! ************** I would recommend just staying away for several days or a week. Let the clean up crews do their thing. When I lived in WI the Stoughton tornado was F-3 and the residents got sick of people 'sight seeing' thru the neighborhoods in the days after the tornado. Jeremy

Gary,

One thing has really been bothering me about some of the storm coverage and I was wondering your perspective.  I understand individual's frustration with sirens sounding or not sounding, but in reality isn't incumbent on the individual to take care of themselves?  We have fantastic TV coverage, even better internet coverage, access to weather radios and an ability to employ common sense (hail, high winds)...all of these should point to an abundance of caution...and hopefully, go to your shelter.

I understand that people look to local emergency management to tell them when to take cover, but people really have to take care of themselves in situations like this.  Act with common sense, be accountable for your own well being and lay off the NWS or your local team running the sirens.

Thanks for your continued coverage.

Many thanks

Brett, Gary and Jeremy it doesn't matter how many times you, the EOC centers and the NWS tell people that storm sirens are only meant for those outdoors, not inside a building or house.  Especially when it is already very noisy outside.  There will always be those people who complain and want to pass blame on others.  The technology is available for everyone to be warned in a timely, safe way -- a weather radio with SAME codes -- and they are very cheap.  All of you there, the EOC centers and NWS did a fantastic job.  Here in Jefferson County KS we have our radio programmed with our code and the three counties to our west and south.  In a 15 minute period we got 4 alarms, all of them were 15 minutes before the storm hit.  That is plenty of time to take cover.  Remember earlier in the evening every tv weather report from Wichita to Columbia MO were forewarning everyone that the front that would come through in the middle of the night was the one to be worried about.  The time to prepare for a storm and be ready to move is before the storm hits, not when the alarm or siren goes off.  Most of the storm spotters in our county were back out on the road at their observation stations at 11 PM, 2 hours before the weather hit.  I hope everybody that is not prepared for these events works on a plan.  The next series of storms to look at will be Wenesday night/Thursday morning.  This time we all were lucky, no deaths and very few injuries -- next time could be different.  Property is replaceable.  For those that were upset their tv show was interrupted, they can grow up, if it was their life and property in danger they would want all the coverage they could get at everyone else's expense.  

Yes I know 1 Tornado hit Greensburg Ks. But there were 4 Tornadoes with that same storm that hit GreensBurg. I have all the Tornados maped out. the F5 and the three F3s

jhawk,
  I can understand the frustration with people not hearing the sirens.  That being said, the radio was blaring that a severe thunderstorm was coming.  The NWS also says that severe thunderstorms can produce tornadoes.  Unfortunately, too many people don't take all of the warnings seriously.  I know our radio was cranking away.  We were one of five homes along our little stretch that lost shingles from the group that produced the tornado.

Jeremy, I just sent you another picture that was pretty cool.  We had a large tree across the street from our home that was just snapped by the winds. This was on N 76th Street off of Shoal Creek Blvd.

Speaking of Greensburg, tonight the Discovery Channel will have a one-hour documentary on last year's tornado.  It is on at both 7 p.m. and 11 p.m.  Normally, the shows are spaced out three hours apiece, but I think Discovery was concerned about a 10 p.m. re-broadcast going head-to-head with NBC Action News.  Do you agree, Jeremy?
************** That has to be the case! Should be a great special! Jeremy

I guess I learned a lesson twice now.  Back in 2000 my husband and I were watching a storm and I remembered saying what kind of idiot would be flying in weather like this. Next thing I knew my mom was calling making sure were where in the basement because there was a tornado right above our house.  Guess that wasn't an airplane.  Then the other night. I was home alone w/our two boys and I called my husband panicked because I have never seen anything like this.  I kept telling him about this horrible roar I was hearing.  I have never seen high winds so I just assumed it was the high winds.  Turns out I have been hearing that Roar sound goes w/tornadoes and there was the one on 291 and stark which is not far from my house.  Very scary and I was so angry with myself for not going with my gut that something wasn't right.  Something could have happened to our boys.  From now on if I have any question I will be taking them to the basement.  Myself and I saw another person from Liberty blogged between 2-2:30 about this horrible roaring sound.  Never thought it was a tornado.  I have learned my lesson if the sky is making a sound that doesn't sound right we are going downstairs.   I can't stop thinking about what could have been after seeing the pictures of others.  

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It really is amazing that no one was killed or seriously injured considering the time of night it hit!  Glad you and your family are safe!

Jeremy

Simplykristi,

  I was just reading some of the posts for the last couple of blogs and I just wanted to let you know that your parents will be in my prayers. Hopefully everything will turn out ok for both of them.

chfs,
You really need to tell people that there was one tornado that hit Greensburg.  There were other tornadoes that night throughout SW and central KS that night.  I know that there are websites that have the tornado track infos from May 4th.

Kristi

First of all, Simplykristi, you and your parents have been in my prayers ever since you shared the bad news with us, and I will continue to pray.  It's hard to imagine having both parents sick at the same time.  I have been so impressed with everyone's concern.

How did the storm affect me in Leavenworth?  I went to bed about 11:00 and woke up about 2:30 am.  I heard no wind at that time, and it wasn't until I turned the TV on in the morning that I heard all the bad news.  My sister said the wind was really bad.  This is how the storm affected me after I saw pictures of the massive destruction especially of people's homes.  I had planned to do errands on Friday; instead I stayed in my undamaged home all day being grateful I had a home.  I do pray for the tornado victims also who lost their homes.

When I heard about the man whose dog got trapped under the porch and had to be rescued after which he stayed so close to his master, I recalled about my dog, Lady.  After my car was hit broadside by a driver who ran a stop sign, Lady, who was in the back seat, was a real challenge to get in the car.  A few years later a tornado went over when she was outside.  I was not there when it hit.  It damaged my mobile home and slung a part of a barn roof into my living room and tore off a porch at my front door.  After that she wanted to go in the car with me and not be left behind.  Incidentally, we found the porch roof upside down in a creek that ran through the property.  The light bulb was unbroken in the socket.  My brother brought the light bulb with him, screwed it into a socket.  Believe it or not, it lit!

I've run down now.  Edna

I was reading the NWS hazardous outlook, I know the weather team already knows this, but they are saying there is a chance for another significant severe weather outbreak later this Thursday.

Thanks, chieffan and Edna.  Good thoughts and prayers are always welcomed and appreciated.

We have a tornado siren less than a block from our house.  We can't miss the siren.  When we had the tornado warning, we sat in the family room listening to both TV (when satellite was up) and the weather radio.  I wonder if policy will be changed and the following statement will always be added to severe thunderstorm warnings:  Tornadoes can occur with little or no warning with severe thunderstorms.  I don't fault NWS for not going with a Tornado Warning.  I was following the storm here on the blog, on KSHB, and thru the NWS website.  The storms were moving at 60 MPH.

Kristi

... Whoever wrote that "School shut down after storms" story on the main page wasn't using spell check...


Gladston and alos...

here is the only thing I didnt notice about KSHB, I was watching a very long time early on Friday, and I didnt hear them mention anything about rotation, by looking at the relative velocity. But I think the cuplet was only there for a couple of minutes since the tornado was so brief. They were still on this storm the for a long time, and I didnt watch any other station, so I dont know how well they did compared to the others.

Thanks to your response in the last blog Jeremy and MCIramp! :)  Yeah.. We had everything we needed in one backpack.   Lovies, shoes, jackets, and sudoku. :).....  I wasn't really confronting my fears per say.   I just wanted to see what was on it's way.  I ran down to the basement as soon as I saw that.  Kids were already in the basement.  We had puzzles and stuff down there for them. :)  If it's going to be like that again next week, I'm camping at mom's again.  I was mainly concerned for my boyfriend at 169 and Barry he was at home.  We live in a second story apartment. :(  

Thank you for the praise.  Most tend to just laugh at me. LOL <3

Wed/Thurs...sigh.  Another good shot.  This looks more MCSish.  It has really deepened in the last 5 runs.

Something to get ready for...it could not come at a worse time for folks cleaning up and gun shy.

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Looks like the ULL will be closer to us this next time around.  I think some of those features that were always to our south are finally moving a bit farther north with the jet stream.

Jeremy

Why hasen't the main KSHB weather page been updated?  It still shows from Thursay on?

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Gary,

I addressed this in earlier comments...it is being worked on.  Out of my hands.

Just watch the news and you'll get the most accurate forecast after the Kentucky Derby.

Jeremy

scot, MCSish? elaborate please. lol

O I know now.. large thunderstorm complex. sorry a little slow.

I agree that the overnight coverage during the second round of severe storms on Thursday night was top notch.  

Brett and Jeremy teamed up well to cover the storms from all angles.  

I thought scrolling through the Scout cameras while keeping the radar in the second frame was very valuable - great job.

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Thanks Notes.  The production crew did a fantastic job with the Scout cameras and continually showing different ones.  It's a workout with that many warnings at once and a bow over a large area, but overall I don't think I would change how we approached the coverage. 

Jeremy

Jeremy, does this storm look as strong as the last one? I think the greatest severe threat will be to our south.

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This will depend on how far north the warm front can lift.  If we are to the north or along the warm front and the surface low is to our southwest then I think we could see some MCS's develop.

Jeremy

For those of you in the KC area wondering how the other stations were monitoring the storms I can say this.  We live in an area where we can choose either KC or Topeka stations.  So since we have three tv's viewable from the area of our kitchen, Thursday night/Friday morning we monitored (1)KSHB, (2)KSNT 27 Topeka (3)WIBW 13 Topeka and alternated with KTKA 49 Topeka.  The Topeka stations didn't clear from the storms after they left Jefferson and Douglas and Franklin County.  They stayed live  on air until 3AM following the progression and storm reports.  I remember for sure that KSNT did mention rotation as the storm crossed into Missouri and I think KTKA did as well.  Point being, for those of you in KC with a decent antenna system if the weather ever knocks out KSHB you can tune in the Topeka stations for weather report.  I won't say which tv station in Topeka, but one of the meteroligists there has ties to a tv station in KC and does keep a good eye on it.  All in all, in this part of the country we are lucky we have so many stations within 50 miles to choose from when it comes to weather.

Does everyone realize that you can be seriously injured while on the computer if lightning strikes?  Just wondering... =)  I wasn't on here that night and I had to make my husband get off the computer as it was rolling in.  I know it is not likely, but I tend to go with the "better safe than sorry" scenario when it comes to mother nature.  

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You need a wireless internet connection on a laptop:)

Jeremy

The GFS is usually a bit fast...so I am thinking maybe Thurs, but right now it looks like Wed.

Jeremy is on with this..based on models, this looks to be a MCS as we are south of the surface low.

http://www.nco.ncep.noaa.gov/pmb/nwprod/analysis/namer/gfs/12/fp1_114.shtml

BUT - the ULL is negatively tilted and the surface low is strengthening.  Folks, while we may get quite a bit of rain out of the MCS and some potential severe, you want to be on the south side of the low.

If you watch the frames, it brings the surface low again back over KC.  But...it comes through when convection would be the least.

Remember the biases of the models and keep in mind the path these last..I don't know, 5 surface lows have taken.  

Will it really dig as much as it shows?  I hope so.  If not....

More to know around Monday...when we get a bit closer and can include all the models.

Correction - you want to be on the north side of the low for less risk.  My bad.

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You are allowed to make one mistake a day:)

Jeremy

ok, so hopefully the low will stay to our south and we wont have a major outbreak, just rain. Like we need any.

The more and more I look at the radar reflectivity from last nights storms... the more and more I see a defined hook echo south of lawrence that held together as it tracked up through the northland and Gladstone...

http://www.rap.ucar.edu/weather/radar/displayRad.php?icao=KEAX&prod=bref1&bkgr=black&endDate=20080502&endTime=8&duration=2

Remind me what MCS's are..

f00dl3,

Don't you me Thursday nights storms?

Yea no kidding  f00dl3 and we couldn't even get NWS to come out and survey the damage or storm track.  Telephone poles can snap in a straight line wind and they do time to time.  But some of these poles were just installed since the ice storm ripped the old ones out.  Even though a few outbuildings were knocked off the foundations.  Still no survey.  I would love to have powercast in my fingers and run through the data to look at wind shear and velocities.  Two Deputies, one from Douglas County and one from Leavenworth insist they caught a glimpse of a funnel cloud aloft, but who knows.  Most of the damage is already cleaned up and remove now.

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If you live in Douglas county you need to contact the NWS office from Topeka.  Maybe they will survey your damage if you notify them.

Jeremy

just wanted to say thanks to the weather team yes we spared the worst in st joseph mo. i work nights and my wife watch your reports most of the night to keep informed also to mention a big thanks to skytracker and crew what they did with there pictures live on the air keep the public informed.gary and team i know you talk about weather radios and i have one one night on the weather show the public the basic of a weather radio how to use them i think after the other night a lot of people will have a weather radio.

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Weather radios are a great thing to have...especially at night!  Thanks for watching!

Jeremy

How is next Friday looking for the David Cook parade and concert?  I work with the band that will be marching with him and am hoping for nice weather? I am sure those buying the ten thousand tickets are hoping for nice weather also.  Those that don't know the parade starts at 3pm in blue springs and tickets go on sale for the concert on tuesday at 9am.  They are requesting a $5 donation for the american cancer society (his brother has a cancer).

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Right now Friday looks like one of the best days this week.  Let's see how the storm in the middle of the week takes shape.  Have fun at the concert!

Jeremy

My good friends that live out in Eudora - a couple of miles south of K-10, and a couple of miles west of Church Road - had lots of damage to their roof - they're getting a full replacement. Also very heavy items were moved long distances, including a big trampoline that was wrapped around a tree.  Also 3 trees, one an old cottonwood with a 6' wide root system, was uprooted.  There was no damage to the houses on either side of them, they're pretty sure it was a small tornado. They followed kind of a damage path, and there were a couple of telephone poles along the way that were damaged.

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Sounds interesting.  I would inform the NWS of the damage and maybe they'll take a look.

Jeremy

Hi Jeremy,
Is this the last frost of the season?  We have to come cover tender vegetation because of the frost tonight.  Some of our flowers have not bloomed yet.

Thanks,
Kristi

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Kristi,

I really hope so...I don't see another chance in the next 7 days or so.  If we get past that it is mid May!

Jeremy

Jeremy, I just finished watching (or least trying to watch) the special on Greensburg. It looked pretty interesting.  I want to see it again.  I also just got an e-mail from some friends of ours who live in Kearney.  It looks like they also had a small tornado come through.  They had a nice little path through the field where the grassed was ripped up.  It had a little "pattern" to it.  Their son's play set was destroyed, many of their lights along the walkway had the tops ripped off and just dropped on the ground next to them, and their barn now leans to the side.  The neighbor's metal building had the roof torn up.   I noticed that some of the shingles on our roof were blown about 100 feet away from our house.  Our kids' storage bin for their outdoor toys was also blown over. We had at least five homes right near us whose shingles were ripped off and some other people in our neighborhood had a large tree torn down.  It's not the same one as the picture I sent you earlier.  These storms were much more powerful than everybody originally thought.

Thanks Jeremy!  It's May 3rd for goodness sakes!

Kristi

Great coverage of the storms, weather team!  Gary's comments directed at the kids during the evening storm were very wise.  It put things into perspective for them.   No doubt warning sirens are important, but armed with a weather radio, current information from your team and some good old-fashioned common sense, a person has a pretty good idea of when to head to the basement.  As someone else stated, it would be so awesome if you could go to live streaming on your web site during severe storms.  Satellite signals get lost, but wireless internet connections live on - and subsequently so would your coverage for those of us who lose you at those times.  We feel lost without you.  It's on our wish list....  Great job.  - Linda

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Linda,

We were streaming live on the web...but the link was tough to find.  It was on the left hand side after you click on the weather tab.  Next time it will be linked from the main page.  Thank you for watching!

Jeremy

Kitty bit me, i'll make this quick. . . . . . . Gary, is there a real big concearn for frost tonight? Byan.

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Isolated pockets of frost...but most areas should stay in the 38+ range.  Winds are now SW at KCI...they are light but that signals to me temps should stay well above freezing.

Jeremy

I just wanted to let everyone know that we had a tornado up in HOLT!  We didn't have power until late last night - or I would have sent photos!! I just signed up for the blog here... can't find where to post photos<?>  It went through our pasture - totally destroyed our SOLID wood playset <see photos: http://www1.snapfish.com/thumbnailshare/AlbumID=225774353/a=8752642_8752642/t_=8752642> and curled up our neighbors barn and moved our barn and hurled our other neighbors dunebuggy about 300 yards and it is still covered with a tarp! If the electric lines had not been snapped off <about 8-10 of them> we would not have known to get to the basement! Really scary - my husband heard the "train" sound and we had hail banging against the house - ad the wind lasted 15 minutes+ what a night...
Go figure... you guys are amazing with the weather!  The Liberty tornado in 2003 went right over our house...our son was 1 month old at the time and if we had not been watching your forcast my husband would not have believed me that it was RIGHT over us! and to get to the basement. Thanks again and if someone could send me the post address for photos I would like to send you the ones from Kearney/Holt area...Keep up the GREAT work.
God Bless

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I'm so glad you are okay!  If you want to sent photos please send them to...

jnelson@nbcactionnews.com

lezak@nbcactionnews.com

Jeremy

Jeremy, you guys did such a wonderful coverage of the storms. and ya know what  I think screw the people with there grey's freakin anatomy or whatever plays on this channel. People could have easily lost there lives with this storm. I will ALWAYS watch you and only you. this goes for Gary and Brett and Jeff too. and as far as I'm concerned I would watch severe weather interruptions all day if I could i think they are absolutely fascinating, I LOVE severe weather season. AGAIN people getting hurt property damage not a good thing but how it all comes together is an amazing thing and I love it. Props go out to all of you guys and I love you all and trust nobody else. I accept no criticism that goes to you guys because I know your always right and do the right thing EVEN if you mess up the forcast because i know for a fact that if you blew the forecast EVERYONE else did too. When people get on you for not blowing the whistle for severe weather from 2 or 3 days out. I KNOW why you didn't. Everything you do makes sense to me and should to everyone. because the way you forecast is different from everyone else and is the right way to forecast. I appologize for the book I just wrote but I wrote it from my logic and from the heart. you guys rock Peace love and weather. HailJonathan *************** Hey thanks for the post. We are glad you enjoyed the coverage. Trust us...we'd rather watch the Office too...but when severe weather happens we are here to serve the public and keep everyone informed. Jeremy

Can someone remind me what MCS are.

Also Do you think that there will be some moderate flooding and/or A somewhat Simlar seniaro to what happened Thursday.

Jeremy, the tornado I mentioned earlier was the one at ehalldunn's house.  She and her hubby are great friends of ours and the pictures she sent are pretty wild.

Anybody see the special on Greensburg tonight?  Excellent job, and it's great to see the town is rebuilding the way we should all build.  It's great to see the young people lead the way.  A series about the town will begin on June 13, also on Discovery.  Check it out.

I just watched the end of it... IN HD

Hurray for HD to show the destruction of Greensburg. Hopefully the series is good,

chfs...MCS Mesoscale Convective System often occur in the middle of the night

Is Someone mentioning the threat of an MCS anytime soon?

If we had a MCS... Wouldnt that be a Bigger Squall Line that drops alot of rain and Barly moves and produces Tornados.

Scott is talking about it.  Hopefully this doesnt happen because people who are picking up are gonna be scared. I dont want any tornades from where they have had one already. expecially in North KC

For those of you who are able to tune in KTWU Channel 11 in Topeka they are having a special on Sunday evening at 7PM about Greensburg.  I didn't see a simulcast or different time for KCPT.

Apparntly the NWS wants us to freak out. there saying another Severe Weather Outbreak is possible. Hopefully JOCO doesnt get 3 tornado warnings again.

Hey gary we ready for a new blog, can you make it a little past 7 now?

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We always blog when we have time...tune into the morning show at 8am for the latest weather info.

Jeremy

Good Morning to the Weather Team!!!! Hope all of you have had a chance to get some rest-you all were just aces covering the event Thursday night!!!!

Just checking in this morning-we got down to 35 here in SW Lawrence with some lite patchy frost-2 degrees away from the record low. The official Lawrence reading may be a degree or two colder considering the station's location in the Kaw River Valley-it is nice out this morning but a bit chilly. This looks to be a fantastic day for sure!!!!

Thoughts and prayers go out to everyone affected by Thursday's night event and also to you Kristi!!!

One last thing: thinking about Thursday: the energy with this storm was just mind boggeling if you think about it. The severe weather in this area and then in Arkansas and the blizzard in the Dakotas (3 feet of snow in the Black Hills with 50 MPH winds)-just an amazing amount of energy.  Just thinking about the amount energy involved to create such a scenario is just mind boggeling!!! Hope I did not put my foot in my mouth with this but man the amount of energy Mother Nature can harness makes you just stand in awe. Imagine if we could harness some of that-we could light the whole U.S. up for decades!!!!

From just a cursory look, it appears we will a chance for quite a bit of rain this week-hopefully the severe weather will not develop!! The rain will be enough of a hinderance on the recoverey.

Have a great day-I hope that you Gary, Jeremy, Brett, and Jeff can get out and enjoy it!!!!

Bill in Lawrence

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Bill,

Thanks for checking in...a little cold this morning!  You are correct...the official ob in Lawrence was a bit colder.

At the moment it looks like we could be heading into another very wet period.  Hopefully the hail, wind, and tornadoes stay away!

Jeremy

Hey all, new blogger here..First off, my heart goes out to the families and communities that were hard hit Friday a.m. I know that some are angered at the fact they had no warning, but I believe that to be untrue. Yes thunderstorms are unpredictable and they can get ugly fast. I have lived in the state of Kansas for 33 years now. I have eye witnessed two tornadoes, and been in close contact with 3 others. Some people may never experience a tornado, but doesnt mean it will never happen. We are in the middle of Tornado alley, and its something we have to put up with. People continue to build and move into our community, and they should know to locate a shelter to go to, or invest in one, and prepare for dangerous storms here. If you move to Florida,expect to be be hit by a hurricane. Kansas has a different threat, but not one to ignore. I have been become fascinated with our weather. Enough so, I became a trained weather spotter, and eventually want to take it a step further. Basically people who lived here a while develop natural instincts for our active weather. You learn to except the bad with the good. All I know, Mother Nature is here to remind us who's boss, and just how insignificant we are to her power, and it should be respected. I believe that no siren, or computer could of changed the outcome of what happened that night. As for the night-time storms, get a weather radio.I have found majority of the time they get the message out sooner. I take it to work, or drive with it, if the meteorologists are forcasting any potential for severe weather. And sometimes we hear those "severe" terms alot around here, that we become numb to it, but the one time you do ignore it, you might put yourself in danger. If its too bad, I wont go to bed till the event is over. I was caught of guard that night because it was after 9pm when round 1 came, in the ten minutes that I wasnt paying attention, the weather radio went off, and there was a wall cloud damn near underneath me in Miami Co, Ks. I have no basement, but I do know where to go, and have a emergency kit, food, water, batteries, even a hammer just in case. I've almost concidered buyin a baseball helmet to protect my head from any possible injuries. You seen what tornadoes can do, so preparing for the hit, and the aftermath is a no-brainer. There is alot of work that goes into putting a forecast together. I know that the Weather Service and the team of meteorologists in the area did a great job of informing most of us almost a day ahead of what could come out of this. Good job everyone! As for the rest, if you hear the term "collision of the air-masses",  run!  = )            ~Stormy~ ********************* Thank you for joining our blog! Weather radios should be a part of everyone's home...they are like a severe weather alarm clock at night! Jeremy

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