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We finally just got my garden planted this weekend, so I hope the rain doesn't wash it all away.  And I do not like the idea of lightening...I'm alway afraid of it hitting my house.

When are you thinking it may all start, and how long do you think it may last?

Good day!! I recieved 1.50 inches of rain overnight into today. We had a family gathering at LaCygne Lake...we had an enclosed pavillion so it all worked out well. It was raining in the beginning but stopped shortly after arrival. The kids played in all the mud puddles, good thing I was smart enough to bring them all a change of cloths and shoes...LOLOL!! I do have a question....someone is coming to our home starting tomorrow to do major house work that is done from the outside, should we wait until Wednesday instead of tommorrow? It looks as if rain is a possiblity most of tomorrow. Thanks and have a great day.
Monica
Pleasanton, KS

Hello, is there a chance of severe storms tonight or tomorrow morning?

Thanks

Gary, loved the footage and the tie! very patriotic!

LOL

Chieffan No there is not

Only risk of severe weather would be Friday

Wow looks like were in for a rainny night here in the city.  Those storms out west look to be forming into one massive MCS.

http://data.ksn.com/video/radarstream.html

KSN's severe weather coverage.

I missed the 5 & 6 show.  Hoe much rain are we in for?  kristy

Looks like rain in Lawrence, but the radar is saying different.  I am getting excited for some thunder!

Gary,
       I AM TIRED OF THIS WEATHER!!! When is it going to end???????????? I hope it will end soon because I am going camping next weekend and I do NOT want it to rain and ruin the whole trip. And I have been up for a hour or two with the storms at night. Im in Southern Lee's Summit close to 1-50 highway and we barely get the worst of the storm.
                               Thanks Gary
                                               
                                     

Icofex. Theres a Chance of rain and severe weather Friday

The SPC just moved the slight risk area back up to the south side of the metro.

Icofex, I'm with you. So sick of severe weather every time I turn around. This is ridiculous. I'm ready to move.

Guess I better give the dog her dose of doggie valium for the storms that will be heading in later tonight.

I'm starting to think its me!  I just got back from northeast Colorado, where I had to deal with tornado warnings for 2 days (I passed through Greeley less than an hour before the big one went through that hit that area).  So today on I-70 I had a perfect view of the severe storms developing yet again.  All I could think of was "OK, what would Gary say to do if I see a tornado while in my car" LOL  

I'm sick of severe weather too!!! Too much rain and wind this spring. Damage so far this year is: Tin on old barn roof blew off - replaced it, sidewall of shed came loose, back of old barn tin was ripped away, pastures are a flooded mess, new driveway gravel by new culvert washed away, and the latest is the basement window started leaking and got my finished basement carpet wet! Arggg.

Not too mention I was suppose to go on a week long trail ride near the Current River this week and had to cancel because of severe weather threats along with flash flooding. Can't get much riding in because mother nature will not turn off the faucet and don't get me started on Diesel prices.... that's a whole other story.

Sure looks like we are in for a rainy evening with the big weather complex headed our way. Maybe I can get a ride in on Thursday if I put flippers on the horses feet. Long sigh.....

I wondering what happened to our friend dry slot. Sure could use one about now! :)

usually as soon as someone mentions it Farmgirl, that is when it happens lol :)

wow you can tell there is not horrible weather coming.  there is almost no one posting.  lol

Sorry bewild ~ I've been watching the blog and all the various weather sites. I'm off to bed but am expecting to be up sometime after midnight with storms. Stay safe everyone.

Sprinkles have just started in Lawrence.

I was just teasing, Lorie. :)  I am sure I will be awaken by the storms and that kinda sucks cuz I have to be up at 6.  Oh well.  Have a good night to whomever is not staying on here!

We have had practically no severe weather in Tonganoxie.  Lots and lots of rain though.  I am ready for a good severe storm minus the tornadoes.  A good power outage at my job would be great tomorrow! ;)

Any lightning, Brian?

Kristi

Thanks TurdFergenson.

How many rounds of storms are expected tonight? Are the storms that are currently headed our way going to be it, or are there going to be more storms that come in the early morning hours?

Thanks again

I am moving, not soon enough though, have to weather this weather a few more years and then, never ever again!!!  The one and only reason I'm leaving these parts is the weather, it's horrible and has been for way too long.  It just never stops raining and as soon as we get a few days without rain people start worrying about a drought.....I am pretty sure the water tables are quite adequate at this point.  Our park is flooded, the river is out of it's banks and that's still leftover from all the snow this winter!  The ground has not been completely dry for one day this year, not one.  I truly long for the desert southwest and I can't wait to get there, born and raised in Kansas, but I can't wait to leave.

What a great night to sleep!  Im working at 8 tomorrow, and the thunder has just moved in.  I'll be sleeping like a log!

HAHA Kristi, i just updated the blog after my post.  9:35 was our first rumble!

Looks like just rain and lightening in store for us here in Belton tonight (hopefully).  Although I don't know how much my pretty plants can take of the hard rain and wind.  

DPannell, people in the desert are always worrying about drought too. Aside from the monsoons in Sept and a few rare rains during the winter in January  that's it. That's why everyone has rock lawns, to save on water, at least in the front yard. My folks have it out back too around their big patio. Then there are the dust storms and some of the thunderstorms can pack quite a wollop. I've seen fences down and even some block walls damaged. My folks lost their roof from some straight line winds. I also saw my first funnel cloud in Phoenix and I have pics from the local paper showing some awesome wall clouds over the west valley about 3-4 years ago.

Every region has it's own weather to deal with. It gets hotter earlier every year and it really isn't fun at 115. And then you have to listen to the stupid comments about it being a "dry heat." When it gets that hot it is miserable, humidity or not.

If you can handle that, then you have to suffer through tons of sunny days, 70 degree winters, beautiful mountains, desert wildflowers, clear starry nights, spending alot of time outdoors during the 8 months it is not dangerously hot, and depneding on where in the southwest you go having to drive 2-7 hours to hit the beach. You also have to give up coats, boots, and gloves. It does hit freezing at night so you would have to have a heavy jacket.

It's a rough life, Gary finds the weather there boring. Yeah, I will be there eventually too and I'll look you up :)

i am enjoying the rain while i can, i hate hot weather. Having a taste on Sunday made me wish I lived somewhere cool all the time, ha. I am counting down the days to a crisp fall night.

C,
I have a couple of cousins visiting here from Alaska.  They were born and raised here.  Their stepdad got transferred to AK in the late '70s.  They love it in AK.

Kristi

Currently sitting at 70 right now and seeing quite the light show to our west going on. Reading the latest Special Weather Statement from NOAA for WYCO, looks like we are in for a lot of rainfall in a short amount of time.

Gary, is there a prediction at all for rainfall?  I promise i will not hold you to it.  Thx, Kristy

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Kristy,

This is so complex.  Some spots will get more than 2 inches, while others get less than 1/2 inch.  I didn't really mention amounts on the air, as this first MCS is just barely hitting the northern areas. 

Gary

One more quick question, are the storms moving east or notheast?  I have a hard time reading the radar.  thx again, kristy

wow EAX is saying up by st joe could see 1.5 inches in 20 minutes. now thats a downpour

Looking at the radar - once again this stuff is splitting up and Kansas CIty North may not even see 1/4"

Gary, it seems you are busy...

just a quickie, how long does it look like, we will be seeing this rain, into mid-morning tomorrow?

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The rain is just struggling to get here at all.  The morning activity will be decided by a new comples forming over western Kansas.  We seem to be in the wrong spot the past few days for heavy rainfall.

Gary

This FIRST MCS????? There are going to be more overnight??? I really need to know because I have some small new trees that are in a part of our yard that floods!!! Should they be braced?!?!?!?!?

The complex reminds me of the winter storms that would just sit out west and inch east.    

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Great observation!  It is more related than you even know. 

Gary

I don't mind little thundershowers like this but we haven't gotten much of it up here in the northland.. All this rain yeah right.....

one more time:)
This FIRST MCS????? There are going to be more overnight??? I really need to know because I have some small new trees that are in a part of our yard that floods!!! Should they be braced?!?!?!?!?

This weather is ticking me off!!!! The rain just wont make it here, it sits and falls apart just to out west.

Is it just me, or did that area of rain to our west just collapse!?! It kind of looked like it sucked the rain that has made its way into Douglas ans Johnson counties back into itself. Since that appears it will not give us any rain, is another complex expected to develop over western Kansas or was that it?

David

David,
I totally agree...  The rain to our west is not going to make it here.  It is drying up as it approaches the metro.

There are storms over western Kansas.

Kristi

Oh ya, I see those now. But it looks like those are going to lift north of our area...

If storms over eastern Kansas can't make it here how are storms over western Kansas going to make it here?

I think we have seen most of our rain for the year until October. I think the rest of May, June, July, August, and most of September are going to be very dry.

Darn, I thought we were in for some really bigtime downpours.  Poof!  And how come there is redevelopment to the east?  How the heck does it come to the Missouri River fall apart and then reform east?

There are some spots in the area that could use more rain just to keep things well watered.  We don't have a problem with flooded anything up north of the river and south of St. Joseph.  Moisture is just right, but won't be if we don't get good rains.  I think we might be below normal for the month if these rains don't pan out.

I stand corrected, the Weather Channel says we have had 5.98 for month to date and normal for the month is 4.95.  Althought I don't think we have had more than 4.5 in the rain gauge and most of that was the first week of May.  I just have this feeling that the window to get a surplus in the precipitation dept is closing and the next LRC that sets up could really be stinker.

hey all ~ I'm up. Can't sleep. Waiting for the shoe to drop, so to speak. It looks like a nasty one to my west, :::sigh::: again.

BTW, we had something like 1.8 inches of rain today (yesterday actually) and we've had close to 10 inches for the month of May. My landscaping is loving it though.

Early this evening, I noticed that the gutters were clogged. So hubby and I went out to clean them. Yucko!

I stand corrected as well. Weather channel says that we've had 13 inches of rain for May. We had 3 yesterday.

Blame it on the LRC. :)  Seriously, we have been in this pattern since last fall.  No big surprise.  I don't think that June will be terribly dry.  I am sure July and August will be.  

Yes, those storms out by Hays KS are moving northeast towards Nebraska.

Kristi

Yes the convection is being naughty!! just one strong complex to take aim on St. Joe, please, not severe weather, but heavy rain and lots of booming lighting, it seems to have been bouncing all around us, we miss really getting nailed BUT we sure enough seem to catch the middle of the "mesohigh" created by the complexes that have grazed us, which causes the others to kind of bounce around us, oh well it has never been a real dry pattern (excluding nov) so we will get some... eventually.

Hi All,

We're back! I would call it successful! We were just west of Pratt,KS, when we saw a funnel cloud, and to us it did look like it briefly touched down, even the chasers we caught up with said that they thought it touched down briefly. Around 7:30pm or so, we caught up to Sean!!! We followed him to a applebees in Hutchison,KS.


I had a blast, and I'll look at the video later in the morning, but We do think we saw our first Tornado!!

Where was everybody May 4, 2003?  All you had to do was look out the window that day!  You didn't have to chase the tornadoes, they chased you!  At least here in the metro.  I have yet to see a MD that paralleled what was conversed that day...  

LOL, Kurt!

Some people used to call it "the Tonganoxie Split" , I now call it the KCI Forcefield!  Even Gary has been perplexed (as have I) at times on that!    

Hello, could anyone tell me about what time the storms in central Kansas would make it to the metro, if they make it here?

Thank you

IF the stroms hold together, it will be well after daylight before they make it to the metro.  9 am at least.  

The storms out in central Kansas have shifted.. They are heading due east towards Kansas City.. I bet those suckers fall apart too.  I need to go buy one of those noise makers that plays a light thundershower so I can sleep at night.  Big boomers I can't sleep.  Little ones are juuuusssttttt right.. :P Forget Goldie Locks.  The best is the little and maybe a bit of the in between /giggle.

Thanks MCI.

Lillyanya-
For someone that is terrified of big-time weather, I am impressed with your intuition/knowledge you have gained.  I agree with your assessment!  Knowledge is power!  You have been on top of it since day 1 that I have seen you here, and that knowledge will serve you well in the future!

Anytime chieffan!  I help when I can!  

Thank you. :) I still consider myself a weather newb when it comes to the scientific part of it, but  I do try and trust my gut in most situations.  Even if it is days ahead of a storm. :)

Too bad those things won't make it here anytime soon.  My insomnia has been kicking my butt these last few days. :(.....

Oh well, maybe my son will let me sleep in a bit tomorrow hehe.

Has the front dropped south of the northland? Is that why the MCS seemed to take a southeasterly turn?

Winds in Clay County are out of the south.  Winds in Jackson county are out of the NE.  Or should I say winds at KCI are out of the south and then the winds at Downtown Airport are out of the Northeast.  What does that mean?

Storms certainly did make it here to the metro overnight.  I'm not sure about rainfall totals but this is way too early in the a.m. for me:)  My DH was leaving for KCI and I went outside and noticed the winds were calm and since I was facing west I saw a large flash of orange light in that general direction.  Is severe weather on it's way again?

I just got back from a trip back to Picher Okla where I use to live. The tornado damage there is unbelievable. Trees stripped bare of bark and full of debri, slabs left where homes use to be.

All the trouble that poor town had been dealing with and now this. The school closed it's doors for the last time this month. It's been 35 years since I lived there and I still love Picher and it's people. My prayers are with them and special prayers for my friends still living there that were effected by the devastation.

Here's a rain toatal: Here is Jhonson County Executive Airport's total. . . . .   2.25" or rain!

<<Where was everybody May 4, 2003? >>

Hiding in the basement!

Spent all evening last night putting in landscape fabric around my newly installed pool to keep the soil in place with all of this rain coming.  Looks like I wasted a lot of time for nothing.  Only got 0.09" of rain last night/this morning here in SE Jackson County (3 miles north of Pleasant Hill).  0.56" from Saturday morning's event.

May 4, 2003, I was living in Monett, MO.... about 6 miles due east of Pierce City... the town that was destroyed by an F3 tornado.  The tornado missed my house by about 600 yards to the south.  I got some amazing pictures as it went by.  (Got "Photo of the Month" on the Weather Channel).  Sadly, however 2 people died in the trailer park that sat directly behind my land (I lived on 10 acres).  The intensity of those few minutes will be hard to match in the future.  It was so amazing to watch... yet so painful to know it took lives with it.  

MCI, on May 4, 2003 I was back home in Connecticut.