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So for thursday, Did this thing just poof or what

Any suggestions regarding whether this storm is weakening, holding, or intensifying?  It seems to be breaking up, but not necessarily weakening - what might this mean to those of you who study this stuff?

I plan on chasing later this afternoon. Could you please suggest a location where super cells are possible later this afternoon?

Softball size hail has been reported! Holy roly poly olies!
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Even though we have had no real severe weather as of yet, it is as dark as night here in downtown Topeka.  Still watching and waiting and hoping we don't get any of the baseball or softball size hail that's been reported around NE KS this morning.  Yikes!

Mike

Wow!  Big boomers just shook the whole house at 68th Terr. and Oak!  Glad I put the car in the garage!  Just hope all my new flowers don't get flattened by hail!!  Dea

I need help with my weather radio--any comments-- I purchased the new midland version at price chopper just a month and a half ago.  I'd had an old one that went off for every county all the time and wanted to just program for clay and jackson.  For clay and jackson, I found the following codes to enter in:  029047 and 029095.  I've noticed for the past few sthstorm or tornado watches, its not lighting up the watch orange colored button.  Like for right now-severe thunderstorm watch til 2pm and it has no light indicated and reads "no message".  I really need this to work properly--especially before the fear of thursday's weather.  Any suggestions??

It is ALREADY dark here, even though the storms are some 100 miles off.

Gary,

Do you see that cyclonic Rotation? There seems to be a weak surface low and/or a weak ULL developing.

This looks awfully familar to the 1984 tornado outbreak in Iowa.
the 12z Euro was catching on to a slightly slower and a bit further south trend with the upper system...and this was seen on the latter periods on the ETA. This would support a more active tornado outbreak for Nebraska, Iowa, and possibly sections of N/C Kansas...and later into W. Missouri. This looks like a classic dual threat of intense tornadic supercells on the warm front and dryline. If the 850mb flow veers as much as hinted, this could bring the most dangerous tornado threat to much of Iowa....still am thinking this may end up similar to the nasty tornado outbreak on 6/7/84. The forecasted 00z sfc low position will be very close to where it was that evening...a 990mb low near Sioux City IA. This is the pattern recognition that I was able to find this closely resembling.

The intense storms continue to have a SE motion component, so I'm standing by my earlier forecast of the worst missing the KC metro area.  Ottawa or very close by Ottawa is still in line to get hit hard.

Softball sized hail near Manhattan!

-Brian

anyone know any live steaming video site that would include Olathe.  I have sat.tv and it will go out in these storms.

Let's focus on today, shall we?  Softball size hail has been confirmed in the Manhattan KS area, according to WIBW.  You can watch coverage on WIBW.com.

Kristi

Turd are you talking about TODAY or the set-up for Thursday?

Brocksmama--I work downtown and so far I've only heard one clap of thunder--and it was LOUD and resonated for a good 10 seconds afterwords....it was almost to the point that it sounded manmade....

I often wonder whether those isolated lightning flashes that occur well ahead of severe thunderstorms that have such incredibly loud thunder with them are positively charged, rather than the more common negatively-charged lightning bolts?

Rain in Olathe!


NBCACTIONNEWS.com, you can watch Wxplus

Lawrence has the WORST power crews.  Our power goes out if the wind thinks about gusting.  I'm sure I will be blogging from the iPhone soon.  Lightning starting to get brighter!

-Brian

Andrew,
They want live coverage.  That's why I am watching WIBW.com  It is live.

Kristi

Oh my.. the boys were out on porch watching and waiting for the storm to arrive.  Loud thunder boom came.. they came running..

was too funny.

My husband works in Downtown KC and he also said that the one clap of thunder sounded almost man made. He said that it almost sounded like a bomb went off. It shook the house here in Lee's Summit almost like the quakes in California did, but nothing was swaying when it was done. It sure rattled the house though and freaked out the dogs! All of the talk about tornados is a little scary. For those of you talking about it, are you talking about it for today or Thurs?

I think He's talking about Thursday

Here in Topeka it is pretty much pitch black outside. It is really, really dark! Still only light rain at the moment...

Turd are you talking about TODAY or the set-up for Thursday?

Im Talking about Thursday. There is no way that Todays storms will be tornadic around us.

BTW Thundering and very dark in Olathe

WOW  WIBW.com just showed a pic of the softball size hail!  I do not want hail here.

Kristi

Sedsinkc.....could you please explain what you mean about the lightning?

Pretty consistent thunder, occasional lightning, and light rain now in western SHawnee.

Yes!  I just barely got my back yard mowed in time.  It started thundering in the last few minutes.  OUr back yard had not been mowed in over 2 weeks as everytime we had a chance to do it, it was raining or already wet. The dry days were busy days with other things.  Is my NOAA radio supposed to go off for Severe THunderstorm warnings?  It hasn't gone off this morning.  IT is programmed for my county as well as 4 other counties that are under the watch. It went off last week for some things.  I wonder why it hasn't alerted today?  I am in JO county KS.

You guys are scaring me now. Tornados today?  I'm about 30 miles from home and can't go get my dogs to the basement!  When will the badbad stuff be out towards Holden/Kingsville?  Do any of you who know how to read the maps know?

Weatherdancer- make sure your radio is getting good reception.  Mine was having trouble the other day so I had to move it to another part of the house- closer to a window and it's working fine now.  Dea

---TEST--- I had gotten an error when trying to post a comment, just now.

I work downtown too and was on the phone when that thunder happened and the person on the other end asked what that noise was.  When I told her it was thunder she said that it sounded like a bomb.  

Suej, most lightning bolts have a negative electrical charge.  However, there are rare lightning bolts that have a positive electrical charge.  I have read that the power of these positively-charged lightning bolts is much greater than the average power of negatively-charged lightning.  I don't understand the physics of how a positively-charged lightning bolt forms, but apparently it is documented and has been studied.

Kimberly,
The closest warning to us is in Linn County, KS.

Stay safe, Monica!  Looks like you could have golf ball size hail down there in Pleasanton.

Kristi

will wibw show olathe on their live coverage I get nothing onthe nbc site.

My NOAA radio went off this morning with the severe thunderstorm watch and i'm in JOCO

Jennifer

The thunder has gotten closer and much louder here in NW Olathe.  Still raining, too...

Suggestion for commenters---if you are following along with a good source this week, please share it with the group! (Providing that its not competition for our boys on the wx team here!)

Looking at radar trends - Kansas City will get just some light rain... thankfully all the intense hail cores are tracking southeast so they will all pass well to the south of Kansas City - probably just to the south of Harrisonville.

i am wondering if i should cancel my daughters doctors appointment at 1:20. I don't want to be out if any chance of hail is coming. getting windshield fixed right now and don't want to have to re-replace it. live in raymore, is that when the severe weather should be here or should it be over by than?

Confirmed softball sized hail at the Manhattan airport, at this moment, confirmed baseball sized hail at Alma Ks.  Storms are becoming surface based and WIBW tv is streaming live on their website.  WIBW is concerned with storms truning surface based that they may become tornadic.  

ShawneeMike-  I really like KSN.com they usually have a live feed on their site when storms are in Kansas.  They pretty much have stations all over the state so they have really good coverage!

-Brian

Dark skies and thunder here in Paola, fingers crossed that this does not produce the hail they had in Manhattan.  Here is a link to the damage caused by the tornadoes last week in Jewell and Glen Elder Kansas....again about 3 miles from my parents home, third set of tornadoes for them this season.

http://www.kvsvradio.com/

--deb

K I am at work and have no TV so I am relying on you all to keep me informed :)  I work on the maple woods campus if that helps...Thanks to all!

It will show stuff in the Topeka and Lawrence area.  Right now WIBW is focusing on the area west of Topeka since that is where the most severe weather is right now.

There is NO severe weather in our area right now.  It is off to our south and west right now.

Kristi

Kristi,
Sorry, missed your post, and the new blog, lol. Here's the link. http://www.wunderground.com/radar/radblast.asp?ID=EAX
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It looks to me like the big storms are going to slide to the southwest of the metro. Lots of lightning and thunder here though. I can't figure that out. There aren't any thunderstorms near us, but there sure is a lot of lightning. But no big storms for us, I think.

David
P.S. I also have live radar :P http://weather.kskoellers.com/radar/radar.shtml

Mike, I am following the stream at WIBW.com, out of Topeka KS right now.

Kristi

SW of Ottawa near Waverly there is 50 knot 50 knot rotation. I guess it isn't quite strong enough to issue a warning.

Weatherdancer.  You may need to push the reset button on the bottom of your radio with a paperclip end.  Sometimes, my weather radio seems to "freak out" and the orange/yellow light doesn't show.  You will then need to re-type in the county codes.  Hope this solves your problem.

 Turd Fergenson said:

Im Talking about Thursday. There is no way that Todays storms will be tornadic around us.


By definition, a severe thunderstorm is a thunderstorm that contains any one or more of the following three weather conditions:

Hail that is 3/4 of an inch or greater in diameter

Winds 58 miles per hour or greater

Tornadoes

Think on a blog that people without your "knowledge" look for current weather information it is irresponsible to say "there is no way that Tstorms around us will be tornadic"

Most  thunderstorm are capable of producing a tornado, and everyone should be aware of that possibility and watchful of the weather.

I'll take a WAG and say it will rain 0.47" at my place in the Northland....

I just got all my cars moved to safer places. Man I can not imagine softball size hail...that is destruction I am sure. I hear the knock knock of a thunderstorm coming. LOL!!!
Monica
Pleasanton, KS

S-Thunderstorm warning for Shawnne County

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TOPEKA HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
 EAST CENTRAL GEARY COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL KANSAS...
 NORTHERN OSAGE COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL KANSAS...  
 SOUTHERN AND CENTRAL SHAWNEE COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL KANSAS...      
 WABAUNSEE COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL KANSAS...
 EASTERN RILEY COUNTY IN NORTHEAST KANSAS...

* UNTIL 1130 AM CDT

* AT 1037 AM CDT...LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT REPORTED A SEVERE  
THUNDERSTORM PRODUCING DESTRUCTIVE BASEBALL SIZE HAIL...AND DAMAGING
WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH.  THIS STORM WAS LOCATED 11 MILES
NORTHWEST OF VOLLAND...OR 9 MILES SOUTHEAST OF MANHATTAN...MOVING
EAST AT 40 MPH.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
 VOLLAND...
 ALMA...
 MCFARLAND...
 PAXICO...
 MAPLE HILL...
 ESKRIDGE...
 DOVER...
 HARVEYVILLE...
 BERRYTON...
 SCRANTON...
 CARBONDALE...
 BURLINGAME...
 AUBURN...
 TOPEKA...

THIS INCLUDES THE KANSAS TURNPIKE BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 156 AND 183.

THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 70 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 313 AND 355.

LARGE DESTRUCTIVE HAIL WILL OCCUR WITH THIS STORM. FOR YOUR SAFETY
MOVE INDOORS NOW...AND STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS.

THIS IS A DANGEROUS STORM. IF YOU ARE IN ITS PATH...PREPARE
IMMEDIATELY FOR DAMAGING WINDS...DESTRUCTIVE HAIL...AND DEADLY CLOUD
TO GROUND LIGHTNING. FOR YOUR SAFETY...TAKE COVER IMMEDIATELY!

THIS STORM HAS A HISTORY OF PRODUCING DESTRUCTIVE WINDS AND LARGE
DAMAGING HAIL. SEEK SHELTER NOW INSIDE A STURDY STRUCTURE AND STAY
AWAY FROM WINDOWS!

STAY TUNED TO WEATHER RADIO OR LOCAL MEDIA OUTLETS FOR THE LATEST
SEVERE WEATHER INFORMATION.

Anyone remember the distance a storm is when you count one one thousand from the lightning to the thunder??

I told the boys to count, and by the numbers they can tell if its getting closer or farther away.

Thundering pretty good here in Miami County.  It's very still outside (I hate to see that before a storm.)

Been outside watching the clouds, they are so neat to watch.  You can really see the power in them.  

Stay safe everyone.

Premium Weather is showing a tornado signature NW of Garnett.

Anyone have any ideas how to get that WIBW.com stream to work in Firefox? I'm using the WMP 11 codecs and Firefox 2.0.0.14

Shawnee County, including Topeka, is under a severe t-storm warning.  The storm around Alma is producing baseball size hail.

Now softball size hail in southern Osage and northern Coffey Counties KS.

Kristi

I am using Firefox and WMP with no problem.

Kristi

Yikes!! Look at this report!

E4.25 INCH       COFFEY             KS

I just saw this on Spotter Network in Leavenworth, KS.  Watch out for lightining folks!

36 YR OLD FEMALE
STANDING IN DOORWAY STRUCK BY
LIGHTNING...BEING TRANSPORTED TO
HOSPITAL...COMPLAINING OF DEAFNESS.

My home town of Mineral Wells, Texas experienced baseball to softball size hail back in April.  In the 30 years my family has lived there, it was the worst hail storm the city has suffered.  The hail literally smashed holes in the windshields of cars and shattered brick tile on the roofs of homes there.  

Well any threat of tornadic storms will stay away from the metro

It won't Foodl3.. I had to resort to IE to view it.. NOT happy.. but ya gotz to do what u gotz to do.  I've had the same problem with weatherplus too..

i agree with Dwxtracker looking at radar the storms are going to go well south of the KC metro area. Even here in Sedalia the storms look like they wil slide to my south.

Please don't post warnings in the blog...  Many of us just pass on the info here in the blog with a small blurb.

Kristi

Monica,
Stay safe!

Kristi

Seems like a nice storm.  Should be some good deals on cars after the hail passes through...

;-)

Not overly impressed with the signature, MrMojo based on what I am seeing..but...worth watching.

morganmom, get a $25 indoor antenna from Circuit City.  Phillips makes them.  You can watch the NBC Weather on channel 41-2.  

I will take the nice little storm.  I can do without the hail.

Kristi

nasty,
I just got that report too. Lightning is DANGEROUS! I'd better go take one last look outside before it really starts becoming a light show!

Matt P..
Will that work even without cable??  I'd love to have it.

I moved my radio closer to the window where it was last week when it went off easily. I had moved it to the top of the piano still in the same room. But farther from the window. Maybe that is why it didn't alert. Still not alerting any watches.  I was sure last week it did Tornado watches, not just warnings.  Will it not alert for Thunderstorm Watches? only warnings?

A Tornado Watch has been issued to our south and east.  Jim in Clinton, looks to be off to just your southeast.  Crap!  Need to call my friend who is headed down to the lake today.

Kristi

Okay - I'm not reading any more.  It's scaring me.  I don't have access to a TV at work and I read the blog and it's making me nuts!

My radio works great...  I get all signals even tho it is down in the basement.

Kristi

Call me crazy but I don't see how that storm east of Topeka isn't going to clip the south side of KC Metro.  We'll know in an hour or so.

HummerSeeker,
Most of the severe weather is heading off to our south and west.  Your area should not see any.  Your dogs may get wet if they are outside.  

Kristi

It appears the most intense part of the incoming storm  - where the largest hail has been reported - may miss Topeka to the south.  Keeping our fingers crossed here!  Mike  

what are the chances of KSHB providing a live streaming link like WIBW is?  I enjoy being able to have this ability to watch while stuck in cubicle world

Jennifer

What's up with that hole forming near St. Joe? That's one of the oddest things I've seen in a while.

At this point, I don't think Wyandotte county is going to see much.. we've had some great rumbles, one even made the boys scream was too funny.  It's raining too, but not  hard.

it does seem to be looking like we are going to miss the bigger cells. I hope that they miss everyone though. this weather has been a bear for some people. i am very happy with just good ole fashion thunderstorms.

5kckmartins, yes.  We have DirecTV and hooked up the little antenna to get the additional locals.  If you plug the antenna into your satellite box or even into your TV, you'll be able to pick up the digital channels.  The key is to make sure you have a digital TV.  The much-older TVs are not digital, but all of them today are.

i am guessing the tornado watch was issued because the storms are moving into a more unstable enviorment. the watch box is  very small.

There will certainly be heavier rain on the south side of KC than on the northern side.  However, the severe stuff should miss the KC area, although folks around Gardner and possibly Olathe should pay attention to the progress of the storm about to pass just S of Topeka.  The worst of it may go south of Gardner/Olathe, but it bears watching.

Nothing like a nice Mozart divertimento to track severe weather by!!!

Hummer Seeker are you still here?  Do you have a Windows laptop?  For $57 you can get a gadget at Radio Shack tht turns a windows laptop or pc into a tv that gets the new digital tv.  It's called a Hauppage Win TV um...doohickey.
It will also act as a VCR and DVR.  

WOW  Windy at the WIBW studios.  

Kristi

Weatherteam,or anybody else, does it look like those two large cells to the south will miss us in drexel?

They estimate winds at 60 to 70 MPH at the WIBW studios.

Kristi

Great...I'm trying to watch Brett's forecast and I've now lost my satellite signal...

The streaming video from WIBW.com has been good as Kristi has been saying.

Still a hail threat in Topeka and it is still totally dark here downtown.  We are getting strong winds now, too!

Hoping for the best here regarding the large hail!

Mike

If strong surface winds and a bow echo are developing around Topeka, that changes things somewhat.  My previous forecast estimates were predicated on the storms not being rooted at the surface and thus containing large hail but no strong surface winds.  It may be that the south side of KC metro will feel some wind effects.

Kansas City steps to the plate, and here comes the pitch.  STRIKE ONE!!!  Yeah Bob, Kansas City is in a slump this year, I bet he won't even make it off the bench to see the closer, Thursday.

SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
 LINN COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL KANSAS
 SOUTHERN MIAMI COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL KANSAS

 DESTRUCTIVE
 HURRICANE FORCE WINDS IN EXCESS OF 80 MPH. ACTIVATION OF LOCAL
 WARNING SYSTEMS IS RECOMMENDED.

Very Strong Storm!

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They needed to include that phrase in the warnings for the bow echo we had on May 1st.

On wunderground, storm W3 shows a vortex signature and the arow points it directly at my house.  Can anyone tell me exactly what a vortex signature means in terms of danger?

Kansas City hasn't missed out this year - we had the tornadoes up in the Northland earlier in May... an EF2 and an EF3.

1125 AM     TSTM WND GST     AUBURN                  38.91N 95.82W
06/02/2008  E80 MPH          SHAWNEE            KS   TRAINED SPOTTER

Suej~ I am seeing the same thing but was afraid to post because I'm such a newbie to this weather stuff.

I am starting to get a little nervous, gang.  I thought  that it was going to move to our south and west.  But some of the storms are moving east.  I am going to keep tracking.

Kristi

Interesting to see the NWS put out a Svr Tstorm Warning for part of Douglas County for large hail.  Storm doesn't look that impressive on NWS radar, so the radar may be deceiving.  The storm near Topeka is definitely developing a bow-like appearance.

I'm keeping an eye on your weather cause my folks live in OP. It takes awhile for my mom to make it down the basement stairs.

I hope everyone stay's safe. And guys, get off the front porch or back deck watching the weather. Get to some place safe ~ like away from windows.

The Linn/Miami co. storm has very high reflectivity, so it probably contains very large hail as well as the strong winds.

seds,
Have you not been watching the feed from WIBW.com??  Topeka has had 60 to 70 MPH winds and heavy rain.

Kristi

Yeah fOOdl3, I know, my house is missing shingles from the Brook Ridge tornado.  Interesting though, out of the entire spring, that's the ONLY event you can mention.  How many events could we mention for Lori in SW MO?  Enough that she's sick to death of it.  How many for Monica in Pleasanton, who's tally is going up today?  I imagine she's sick of it too.  How many warnings to our north, east, and far enough west that they never got here?  Don't tell me Kansas City hasn't missed out this year when the ONLY thing you can reference is one day.

Well there is already 1" inch hail well north of Lawrence so I watch out in southern KC metro.

I have hail..it is alittle bigger than pea size...I am waiting to see if it gets bigger.
Monica
Pleasanton

Those "vortex signatures" on wunderground's radar are meaningless. Don't worry about them. Listen to what the NWS says. If there's a real tornado threat they will issue a warning.

If I'm reading the doppler base velocity mode correctly, there may be 45 knot winds in parts of Jefferson and extreme northern Douglas county.

OK...satellite back on...heard Brett's latest...he sounds excited about this storm:)  Johnson Co., KS is now under the severe t-storm warning until 12:15 pm.

A few nickel size hail now....a lot of wind and lightening. I bet the hail gets bigger than nickel. Man the lighetning is really bad. Wind is pretty strong.
Monica
Pleasanton

Severe weather headed for the metro.  A storm near Tonganoxie has walnut size hail and 70 MPH winds.  Heads up!

Kristi

Suej: A vortex signature means that the doppler radar has indicated rotating winds and can be quite dangerous, but since there is no tornado warning, the threat must be fairily low in your area.

I am in the northland,  I am VERY confused on what is going on.  Are the storms coming this way?  I have my step son at home by himself that I need to call if things are going to get really bad...I work on the Maple woods campus if that helps

“Zazel said:
Kansas City steps to the plate, and here comes the pitch.  STRIKE ONE!!!  Yeah Bob, Kansas City is in a slump this year, I bet he won't even make it off the bench to see the closer, Thursday.”


Tell that to ALL the people in the Kansas City area that are STILL cleaning up all the storm damage from the beginning of May…  We are not in a slump.  If you think we are then move, that comment is not necessary.  There are people on here that are concerned about the weather…interested in LEARNING about the weather…oh and obviously they have made a few friends along the way too.  I personally find weather intriguing, BUT in NO WAY want SEVERE WEATHER to come through a neighborhood and destroy it.  Let alone an entire town…

Please think about the comments you post.

Got my radio working again.  I had to hit the weather/snooze button to hear a broadcast first, and now it is going off non-stop. I have Franklin, Douglass, Wyandotte, Miami and Johnson County programmed.

Had some pretty impressive lightning here in Osawatomie a bit ago.  Lots of thunder & rain, just now starting to get windy.

mdt risk now out from spc to the south of the metro

If u wanna talk about missing out, drexel should be in that conversation. We miss out on everything. Over the winter we only had 4 inches of snow, and so far this spring, we have had no severe weather, not even small hail. And today, once again, the strongest storm out there is barely going to our south, and the other storms will end up barely going to our north!!!! It drives me nuts!!

Bewild,
It looks as though the major part of the storm is passing South of the metro.  From the looks at radar, your son might see some rain and lightening, but nothing major as far as hail.
Jason

The storm near Tongy is strengthening and does look like it will hit Johnson County.  The worst storm continues to be the one south of Topeka, the one that moved by Manhattan earlier, which is headed toward Ottawa just as I predicted at least two hours ago.

zazel i would say with all the storms that have been expected to hit KC and than went away or moved around yes. One storm is what I would consider normal in KC, being a large hail core or small tornado.

that being said, it still hasnt been a slump all around us, and for the weather enthusiast who love to watch what is going on this year has been very active, KC has just not been in the area for the severe stuff except for that one event.

It is all over now...that was quick. Hail no bigger than a nickel...and there were only a few of them. Woo hoo....hope everyone else gets as lucky as I did.
Monica
Pleasanton

Thanks LSGolfer

Looking at the SRV, those TVS's shown seem rather aggressive.  I am not seeing the couplets...I do see how from the composite view, it could be surmised, but I think that is more of a result of the super reflectivity.

As these are becoming more rooted in the boundary level, I think its worth watching for rotation, but right now..these seem like BIG hail and BIG rain makers.  Not to mention quite a bit of electricity it seems...

explaning the vortex signature -- the purple triangle:

the storm is rotating, but well above the earth's surface:  

the NWS can tilt the radar at several different angles to scan the entire storm.  The rotating part of the storm appears to be at one of the steeper tilts, well above the earth's surface.

If the scans at the lower tilts start to indicate rotation, or if spotters notice any suspicious lowering of clouds...then a tornado warning will be issued

Thanks for the info RDub and Roberto, about the vortex signature. I was wondering about it myself. Kristi, I just logged into WBIW. That is awesome. I wonder if someone has that for my area. I'll have to look around.

Bewild, make that call even if it doesn't pan out for severe weather. Better safe than sorry.

Man, there really is a TON of lightning with this...keeping my fingers crossed that the hail stays off to the west...

Thank you sedsinkc for answering my earlier question about the lightning, and RDub and Roberto about the vortex signature.

I've seen the purple triangle on a lot of storms that never had tornado warnings issued and never showed rotation anywhere near the surface...that's why I don't really pay attention to them.

I think Zazel was just making a joke, which I found to be pretty funny! =)

Monica,
You have one more cell to your west.

Kristi

TyndallFlowers, reading comprehension ftw.  I already stated I was missing shingles from the last, and only event Kansas City has seen this year.  I KNOW what it's like to be in severe weather.  I know it can be scary, but I also know it's entirely unreasonable to cower in fear everytime there's a rumble of thunder.  I mentioned people who have posted here for a long time, although less than I've been around, and inserted parts of what they generally believe about weather.  I'm not some n00b on here who comes here wishing for severe weather to irritate people.  I'm a 39 year old man who loves severe weather and won't be told I can't state as much.  I'm no meteorologist but I likely know more than 80% of the people on this board.  And to continue the analogy, just because a batter hits one ball over the fence during a season, if his batting average is .125, he's still in a slump therefore, I don't need to move.  Thank God, that would be an inconvenience on a showery day like today.

does anyone know if KSHB will stream live at any point?

Jennifer

the storm that prompted the warning for northern JoCo and surrounding areas is taming a little bit.  Mainly dime to penny-sized hail.  Maybe a couple/few nickel or quarter-sized hailstones in there.  We'll see if it strengthens again.

Looks like the cell is taking another turn to the SE rather than straight East in the last 10 minutes or so---so hopefully most of the metro will be spared--but I don't know about you but there is definitely the classic "green" look to the skies...

Anybody in OP? What's it doing?

brain - you nailed it.  looking at the other tilts, it has some rotation, but nothing that I can see at the surface.

1.45 looks pretty good... .50 boring.  Taking the view out of SGF

Yes, C in Raymore, that was all my initial post was stating.  Kansas City has been missed consistently all year.  For that statement I get accused of all kinds of things by the do gooders.  I'm glad there's someone here who can read and comprehend a simply statement.

Being in the vicinity of severe weather is exhilarating to some people, hence the growth industry that is storm chasing....but that said, even most storm chasers would prefer to just watch the show, not act a part in it.

Ottowa looks in the path of some giant hail-upwards of baseball sized. And, they are on the sounthern side of the bulging bow echo-so 80mph max winds appear possible.

mamaof3girls, looking to your SE, do you see any lingering low level clouds, or does it look very grey and undefined?

Strong winds and light rain in Leavenworth, winds coming from the East, which I find rather weird

I live in wamego, my folks just called from Manhattan, they had hail between baseball and softball size, the two cars they couldnt get in the garage have every window broke out and massive dents, the cars are full of water due to the 3 inches of rain they also got, gutters are all torn off the house and roof is damaged. Manhattan got hit really hard

The storm south of topeka, im not real good on judging where storms are headed, does it look to be head towards drexel?

Lorie in SW MO said:
Anybody in OP? What's it doing?

OP is very quiet.  Just had some heavy rain and lightning/thunder about 10 minutes ago at 435 and Quivira.  Winds 10-15.  The heaviest part of that cell traveled right over top of me, and it was pretty tame.

do u think they will extend the watch or after 2 the threat dissapears?

Ottawa about to get hammered at noon....not bad for an amateur (see 9:45 a.m. post)

fireems, that is crazy. sorry they had so much damage but glad they are both safe. i cant even imagine softball size hail, i had golf ball size damage my car costing about 4K so I cant imagine what that would do. Hope that they get it all fixed very soon. my friend is a claims adjuster and she hasn't even seen that size.

Might be worth watching the back end of the cell near Baldwin...interesting shape and inflow pattern...

The clouds that I can see through the trees look grey and undefined. It is also raining to hard for me to tell for sure. Man I hope that Ottawa hail does not get me...yikes!!!!!
Monica
Pleasanton, KS

i experianced a softball size hail storm in oklahoma in the 90's , its scary . Dad thinks they will be totaled out. Crazy stuff :(

Thanks MrMojoJosh. Fireems ~ so glad that everyone is ok.

FIREEMS,
I am sorry about all the damage your folks have. :(  That is terrible. :(

For those of you complaining about missing the severe weather, you really need to read FIREEMS' comment.  His folks just got hit with a terrible storm in Manhattan this morning.

Kristi

OMG WE HAVE GOLF BALL HUGE HAIL!!!!!!!
PLeasanton

SPC AC 021630
 
  DAY 1 CONVECTIVE OUTLOOK  
  NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
  1130 AM CDT MON JUN 02 2008
 
  VALID 021630Z - 031200Z
 
  ...THERE IS A MDT RISK OF SVR TSTMS FROM ERN KS INTO PORTIONS OF SRN
  MO/FAR NRN AR...
 
  ...THERE IS A SLGT RISK OF SVR TSTMS FROM THE NRN ROCKIES INTO THE
  MID SOUTH...
 
  ...THERE IS A SLGT RISK OF SVR TSTMS OVER PORTIONS OF FL...
 
  ...CENTRAL PLAINS INTO THE MID MS RIVER VALLEY...
  INTENSE MCS WITH SEVERAL ELEVATED...HP-SUPERCELLS CONTINUE TO EVOLVE
  OVER NERN KS THIS MORNING ALONG NOSE OF STRONG SWLY LLJ.
  EXPECTATIONS ARE FOR THIS ACTIVITY TO CONTINUE SEWD INTO SERN KS/MO
  THROUGH THE DAY...FED BY VERY UNSTABLE AIR OUT OF THE SRN PLAINS.
  DEEP LAYER SHEAR REMAINS QUITE STRONG AND WOULD SUPPORT VERY
  ORGANIZED STORMS...INCLUDING SUPERCELLS...AS ACTIVITY PROGRESS SEWD.
   VERY LARGE HAIL HAS BEEN PRIMARY THREAT THUS FAR...ALTHOUGH AS
  HEATING OVERCOMES CAPPING ACROSS SWRN PORTIONS OF MO TORNADO
  POTENTIAL MAY ALSO INCREASE /ESPECIALLY IF STORMS FAIL TO CONGEAL
  ALONG A COMMON OUTFLOW/.  EXPECT WIND DAMAGE POTENTIAL WILL INCREASE
  INTO THE EARLY AFTERNOON AS POSSIBLE SINGULAR BOW ECHO SYSTEM
  EVOLVES AND MCS ACCELERATES SEWD TOWARDS THE MS RIVER THROUGH THE
  AFTERNOON.  DESPITE QUESTIONS OF STORM MODE...APPEARS AREA WILL BE
  QUITE ACTIVE AND SEVERE THREAT WARRANTS HIGHER PROBABILITIES AND
  UPGRADE TO MODERATE RISK AHEAD OF THIS MCS.
 
  FARTHER W/NW AND LATER TODAY/TONIGHT...MODELS ARE NOT IN VERY GOOD
  AGREEMENT IN OVERALL SEVERE SCENARIO.  SHORTWAVE RIDGING OVER THE
  SRN ROCKIES AND ADJACENT HIGH PLAINS WILL PROVIDE STRONG WLY FLOW
  ACROSS THE CENTRAL HIGH PLAINS REGION AS UPPER LOW SHIFTS INTO THE
  NRN ROCKIES.  SURFACE LOW IS EXPECTED TO REMAIN OVER FAR WRN KS/ERN
  CO WITH MOIST UPSLOPE PERSISTING INTO WRN KS NWD INTO ERN MT.
  CAPPING WILL INHIBIT STORMS FOR MUCH OF THE DAY...HOWEVER INCREASE
  IN STORM COVERAGE/INTENSITY WILL OCCUR DURING THE AFTERNOON/EVENING.
   SHEAR WILL REMAIN SUFFICIENT FOR SUPERCELLS WITH ASSOCIATED MYRIAD
  OF SEVERE THREATS.  ACTIVITY WILL ONCE AGAIN CONGEAL INTO ONE OR
  MORE SEVERE MCSS DURING THE LATE EVENING/OVERNIGHT...WITH POTENTIAL
  FOR ADDITIONAL MCS DEVELOPMENT INTO CENTRAL PLAINS EAST ALONG 70+ KT
  LLJ.  LIMITED CERTAINTY AT THIS POINT REGARDING EXACT TRACK/LOCATION
  OF THESE SEVERE MCSS...BUT ANOTHER ENHANCED CORRIDOR OF SEVERE CAN
  BE EXPECTED.

omg it is sooooooooooo loud and soooo much

Stay safe, Monica!!

Kristi

kristi- i dont think anyone is upset or complaining, just stating how crazy it is KC has been missed. i am happy we have been missed. i would doubt anyone would want damage like tat at all

monica- hope you all stay safe that is scary

Lord have mercy you would not BELIEVE how messed up our tress our and all...I have NEVER seen so much hail in my life and how big it is. We are taking pictures and I will try to figure out how to download it.
Monica
Pleasanton, KS

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Monica and others...

Please send all pictures to:

lezak@nbcactionnews.com
anthony@nbcactionnews.com
weather@nbcactionnews.com
jnelson@nbcactionnews.com

I hope everyone stays safe!  The weather is very quiet here in WI.  Hail storms are no fun...I was in the middle of the costliest one in WI history about 3 years ago.  Almost $3K in damage to my car and that was just over golf ball size!

Jeremy

I am here in Belton, should I try to get somewhere to a basement or can I my boy and I ride this out here in the house?  I'm getting nervous about all this mess. :(

mamaof3girls, guess you didn't check the radar to see the cell right behind the first one.  You are seeing a pretty decent hail core...

If all you are getting is golfball, consider yourself lucky...

Stay safe Monica..

Stacy

The skies look green here in the downtown metro. Kind of eerie...

I know, c.  But I don't like the tone that some of the comments are taking.  I am one to have a perspective and try to be level headed.  I like exciting weather but I hate destruction.

Monica,
If you need help downloading them, please let me know.  I will try to help you as best as I can.

Kristi

I know...I can not imagine what softball sounds like and does. Man what a dang mess. That hail storm lasted about 10 minutes and it is still hailing. Some are bigger than golfball but not very many. Man it was soooo loud I could not imagine what bigger ones sound like. Man almighty!!!!

Really Dark Outside in Olathe.

Monica, I hope you are all ok.

Liberty is missed once again.

OK, lost satellite again just as Brett was updating on what is to come to Johnson Co.  I'm in NW Olathe and it has gotten VERY dark and my weather radio is going nuts...what should I expect?

Aurora ~ no mention of tornados, just hail and rain. Stay away from windows.

So is the severe threat over for the northland or will there be more this afternoon?

Zazel,  I agree with Tindall who is free to express himself just as you or I are, within limits of course.  Agreed, a few shingles is no big deal, others are hurting a lot worse.  Weather may be no big deal to you, but it is to others. Some are weather weary of this stuff and it is no joke.   This blog is great for information provided by many bloggers, but some comments are in poor taste and sound insensitive. That is why on days like this I usually read the weather teams comments and no further. We are free to disagree with you just as you are to make these comments.  

Northland has been spared and no more severe expected this afternoon.

Thank you Lorie.  I am here without a car anyways so looks like we will be staying here whether we like it or not.  

the cell s of baldwin about to cross I-35 does not look friendly at all.  I don't like it one bit.

Monica,
  It looks like you may have some more hail at about 2:00 from the Ottawa cell. I hope that gives you some time to prepare! Stay safe.

I guess if there is a bright spot with these storms, is that they will help stabilize the atmosphere and help keep the moisture return at bay for a while.  That will help lessen the chance of severe the rest of the week.....whew. Jim in Clinton

Rain in Olathe, and No hail!! Yay!

The storm near Ottawa is going tornadic - strong rotation on the standard SREF view now and a well defined hook echo forming.

Looks like us in drexel could really be hammered!!

bewild, with the current synoptic layout, I would not let down your guard, but with the numerous outflows from the MCS as well as the warm front nearby, its hard to say exactly where things are going to line up.

For the time being, you can relax for a bit - unless something back builds..don't see it right now.

Apparently a funnel cloud was spotted in Jefferson county earlier.. It's 12 so don't blame me for watching the "other" station, where I heard this report, I watched Brett at 11.  I am seeing a hook near Ottawa. Apparently the Jefferson county threat has passed, but again a funnel cloud was spotted earlier.

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We will continue to cut into programming when needed to keep everyone safe!  Keep up the blog and NBC if possible to the threat passes.

Jeremy

Those of you in western JoCo KS can expect some wind, hail, and heavy rain...  The same for those of you in western WyCo KS.  Just listen to NOAA or watch this blog for info.  

BTW, any severe weather reports from the JoCo and the Lawrence and Ottawa areas?

Kristi

More to come huh?? Their is steam rising from the ground and from our trampoline. The back porch cover has been completely destroyed. But hey...my cars are good to go and I know a lot of people who are not. We are lucky ducks!!
Monica

We are now in a Moderate Risk, I hope my flight gets in tomorrow Morning.

Wow, the storm in SW Bates county has a small bit of reflectivity at the very top of the scale!  It's actually showing a dot of white on the NWS radar from Pleasant Hill.  Unusual.

f00dl3: is it still a rather broad rotation though?

Apparntly Lets get out the Warnings to people

S-Tstorms warnings in effect for
Linn
Miami
Johnson
Douglas
Franklin
Ceder
St.Clair
Bates

Flash Flood warnings in effect for
Wabaunsee
Shawnee
Douglas
Jefferson
Johnson
Miami
Bates
Linn
Levenworth
Cass

We interrupt this blog to bring mamaof3girls and her girls a huge big hug.

Andrew. I also have a Flight tomorrow. Where you flying too

Thanks Turd;0)

Lots of lightning and the wind has really picked up at 87th and Lackman, only light rain though

Olathe will be spared!

Thanks scott!

STORM REPORT

JEFFERSON COUNTY KS

Possible tornado on ground and lifted 92nd & Marion, just southwest of Oskaloosa.  Heavy winds 65mph, inch of rain.  Lots of scud and lower level clouds.  All severe warnings lifted now with the exception f flood warning which is currently in effect.

Wow, the hook echo forming is headed right for us in drexel, is there a safe spot to be in the basement?

Any one know what is going on in Gardner/Edgerton area? I work downtown and have a dog home alone.

Thanks Andrew:)

At least some rotation near Ottawa, not real strong.

LOL, I'll take a hug. Funny thing is we have a noon siren that sounds..it is the tornado siren. It was nearly pitch black and the tornado siren went off...well we thought it was for a actual tornado cause it was black and black could be here. Then I looked at the time and realized it only went off once and it was for the "lunch siren"....we started laughing and then bam...hail all over the place and it just kept coming. We stopped laughing then. Hey Kristi I will need help downloading my pictures...can ya help a girl out. I sure hope the electricity does not go off.
Monica
Pleasanton

f00dl, I wonder if the inflow is being cut off a bit right now for the Ottawa cell...certainly still worth attention, but may be occluding a bit...

If you want specifics on the warnings, please visit the page at http://kamala.cod.edu/svr/  Thanks to whoever gave me this link!

Kristi

I don't want to scare anyone, but can someone confirm what I am seeing in the Franklin county storm? It looks to me like it is starting to rotate, and what may even be a hook echo on the southeast side.

David

wow.

Rain and Thunder in Olathe.

okay I just woke up to a shaking dog..but it appears that this big monster cell is gonna miss me. bummer. is the atmosphere going to recover this afternoon?

I think  we were VERY lucky today here in the metro....in Lenexa light to mod rain and light wind- the clouds still show an odd color...

Olathe and South- stay safe...

i need to leave in 30 minutes for doctors appointment, wonder if i should cancel. looks like it will be pretty bad right at that time. what time do you think raymore will get hit?

We have some green looking skies here in Miami county.  Lots of dark "hangy down" kind of clouds & still very still.

Hope there is nothing tornadic in this storm fixing to come through.  Looks pretty spooky from here.

Getting a bit of a SE wind now, probably around 25-30 mph max.

Be safe adogg

Got the cord tat came with your camera, Monica?

Kristi

kcwkguy: I agree, it does look like it might be occluding.  Looks like it is being sealed off...Jim in Clinton

The Topeka doppler velocity mode seemed to show some rotation on the Franklin Co. storm.

Okay now it's really dark outside & the wind is really picking up.   That is one scary looking sky!

Here in drexel it is begining to look quite spooky, it has got very calm, the low clouds are moving northwest towards the storm headed this way, dont know if that means anything or not

Sky is very green looking in South OP (Stilwell) Scary. My baby is sleeping upstairs, should I get her?

Still very loud thunder boomers here in Olathe....

Off Color Clouds in Olathe. Turning somewhat greenish. Not gonna really worry about it. unless the sirens go off which is not gonna happen

adogg~ center of basement under a heavy pc of furniture like table or workbench. Or under the stairs or interior bathroom. Take some pillows with you.

Wind and thunder picking up in leawood, south of 435. Light rain.

Thanks lorie, I will!

That is just the hail in the sky, Stillwell.  Just keep an eye to the sky.  Monitor your weather radio and the blog.

Kristi

Does anyone know what it looks like for Lees Summit?

Stilwell, if you have a sleeping baby where you can't see her during this storm I'd just go get her and and be safe...rather than sorry...

So I'm at work and obviously can't get the TV, and I dont see where any of the meterologist have updated the blog....can someone tell me what's going on and what is expected?  

How long is this going to last?

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If you are in downtown KC...outside of some rain and lightning...this should be ending pretty soon.  The real area of concern right now is Miami and Linn counties.  Bates and Cass counties have a strong cell too...but the one in Kansas is the strongest right now.

Jeremy

I work downtown, and my neice is watching my daughter near Liberty.

adogg: typical of a strong thunderstorm.  The winds are being sucked up from the inflow into the storm.  Means nothing other than a typical strong t-storm.  Keep alert for sure with this storm.  Jim in Clinton

Hey Kristi...my hubby is gonna attempt to figure this out. We do have one of those cords.  If we get stuck I will blog again in a bit. The girls are hungery we are going to feed them first, LOL!!!
Monica
Pleasanton

I'm flying to Las Cruces,NM

Stay safe, Chase!

Kristi

Wind Advisory In effect.

Stilwell ~ I think you're probably ok but it wouldn't hurt to bring her downstairs. The Nexrad shows that the heaviest part of storm is to your south.

Monica---looks like based off what I saw on the radar--the hail core passed right over Pleasanton twice....and to that you would probably say----"NO KIDDING!"

OK Monica  Just comment if you need help. :)

Kristi

I was about to comment on the strong winds, and then a wind advisory came across.

MIAMI-LINN KS-LEAVENWORTH-WYANDOTTE-JOHNSON KS-PLATTE-CLAY-
JACKSON-CASS-BATES-
...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON...

For folks within the metro - 435 ring inward..no worries right now.  Might look green or scary, but based on what I see..nothing to worry about.

Olathe is on the outskirts of the northern outflow of the Ottawa storm..not too bad there either...

More to think about for the folks to the south and east.  Not thinking this is all done as more likely will develop..but for now..we can have our lunches in peace...

*************************
 This from the NWS for Miami and Linn counties...

ACTIVATION OF LOCAL WARNING SYSTEMS IS 
RECOMMENDED.  

Due to hurricane force winds expected.  

Jeremy

Thanks everybody! Its really starting to get dark here, the street lights are on!

Strong wind and heavy rin just passed us 6.5 miles west of ottawa.  No power now, only sidekick access to internet.  Is ottawa clear now?

Strong wind and heavy rin just passed us 6.5 miles west of ottawa.  No power now, only sidekick access to internet.  Is ottawa clear now?  Laura

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Ottawa looks ok now.

Jeremy

Very Dark skies in Olathe. Street light just kicked on

Only 0.11" in the rain gauge at Vivion and Davidson.  Missed by 0.36".

"I'm flying to Las Cruces,NM"

Cool. Im flying to SC foor a Business trip and will be back early Thursday. Then its back here for Severe weather for Thursday

If you are north and east of Olathe KS...  You should be fine.  The real concern is probably for folks in extreme southern JoCo KS and Franklin County KS.  Those of you in western Cass County should monitor the storm since it is heading your way.  Most of the metro is just getting anything from light rain to non-severe thunderstorms.

Kristi

scott, how do you feel about raymore area? mainly if i should go to doctors appointment in belton? worried about car, just got windshield replaced so wind or hail could be bad on it?

The wind is probably just from the storms passing by...  We've gad this before.  Aren't they from a dying storm usually?

Scott,
You and I are on the same wavelength.

Kristi

Emmysmom ~ when this is over there's nothng else on radar. Metro isn't getting the brundt of this storm and Liberty is almost out of it.

Z-  I did not state that you could not voice your position.  There have been many nights that I have wanted a good ol’ Kansas thunderstorm and well the “Tongie Split” got it…  I just said “Please think about the comments you post.´ I believe there is a difference.  Oh- by the way- The analogy was good- I just think it came at the wrong time when there was baseball/softball sized hail possible in storms heading this way.  Yes, they missed us, again- this will be STRIKE 27 I am sure, but… The season isn’t over quite yet…  T…

I don't think it will turn tornadic, the SRV shows a little rotation. But not alot

Rain is still coming down heavy and steady in NW Olathe w/the winds continuing from the South

This is a nasty MCS..and for that it has very strong inflow and outflow.  I can totally understand the hurricane wind outflow and the wind advisory inflow.

As mentioned above, as these boundaries are set and in the proximity of the warm front along with very moist unstable air...thus the moderate risk for the area.

While this part may be over for most of us, more development is possible.

Jeremy - no suprise on that storm...it has some very nice dynamics to work with.

Osawatomie, KS is getting nailed right now....according to radar.

http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a331/weathernut07/osawatomiehailcore.jpg

Ottawa is in the all-clear.

Looks like an area SE of Osawatomie is getting nailed.

Kristi

C - you are fine..a bit windy, some rain..well..just a normal thunderstorm.  The worse is much further south right now.

Is there a chance of more storms tonight???????????SEVERE??????

Drexel is about to get nailed isnt it!

What is this that I am hearing now that we may all get hit again around 1 a.m. Tuesday?  Can anyone confirm this?

Franklin County KS is clear.  All the activity is to your east,  I should have said Miami County earlier instead of Franklin.  I hate multi-tasking at times.

Kristi

Looks like these cells are converging in Henry county on top of us!  Good ol' strong thunderstorm that is not severe, nothing better!  Jim in Clinton

Moderate SE winds in Lenexa- 20-30 mph est.

adogg,
Heads up!  Drexel is about to be nailed.  Stay safe!

Kristi

TELEPHONE POLES WERE DOWN AND A HOME DAMAGED IN OSAWATOMIE AROUND
12:35 PM.

We now have no tv now, it is so green outside!

New development just north of Leavenworth...

olathe is still getting heavy rain

looks like a hail storm adogg, stay away from windows!  Jim in Clinton

high wind warning

High Wind Warning In effect

WOW SE Miami County has white in it.  That is extreme!

Kristi

MIAMI-LINN KS-WYANDOTTE-JOHNSON KS-CLAY-JACKSON-CASS-BATES-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PAOLA...MOUND CITY...KANSAS CITY KS...
OVERLAND PARK...OLATHE...LIBERTY...EXCELSIOR SPRINGS...
KANSAS CITY...INDEPENDENCE...RAYMORE...HARRISONVILLE...
PLEASANT HILL...BUTLER...RICH HILL
1256 PM CDT MON JUN 2 2008

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PLEASANT HILL HAS ISSUED A HIGH
WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON.
THE WIND ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

Heavy winds warning for JoCo.  Looks like clearing skies to the West of Olathe now.

You are probably getting lots of hail, aren't you, adogg?

Kristi

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO
1256 PM CDT MON JUN 2 2008

...BRIEF PERIOD OF DAMAGING WINDS EARLY THIS AFTERNOON...

KSZ057-060-104-105-MOZ029-037-043-053-022100-
/O.UPG.KEAX.WI.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-080602T2000Z/
/O.NEW.KEAX.HW.W.0004.080602T1800Z-080602T2100Z/
MIAMI-LINN KS-WYANDOTTE-JOHNSON KS-CLAY-JACKSON-CASS-BATES-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PAOLA...MOUND CITY...KANSAS CITY KS...
OVERLAND PARK...OLATHE...LIBERTY...EXCELSIOR SPRINGS...
KANSAS CITY...INDEPENDENCE...RAYMORE...HARRISONVILLE...
PLEASANT HILL...BUTLER...RICH HILL
1256 PM CDT MON JUN 2 2008

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PLEASANT HILL HAS ISSUED A HIGH
WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON.
THE WIND ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

DAMAGING WINDS HAVE DEVELOPED IN THE WAKE OF THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY
ACROSS EAST CENTRAL KANSAS AND WEST CENTRAL MISSOURI...WITH DAMAGING
WINDS ALREADY REPORTED IN THE LIBERTY AREA. AS RAIN SHOWER ACTIVITY
ENDS ON THE BACK SIDE OF THE THUNDERSTORMS... EXPECT EAST TO
SOUTHEAST WINDS TO RAPIDLY INCREASE BETWEEN 30 AND 45 MPH...WITH
GUSTS BETWEEN 60 AND 70 MPH. THESE WINDS ARE NOT ASSOCIATED DIRECTLY
WITH THUNDERSTORMS...AND WILL LAST LESS THAN ONE HALF HOUR.

A HIGH WIND WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS OF 40 MPH ARE
EXPECTED FOR AT LEAST ONE HOUR...OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR GREATER
ARE EXPECTED TO OCCUR AT ANYTIME. DAMAGE TO TREES...POWER LINES
AND PROPERTY IS LIKELY WITH WINDS OF THIS MAGNITUDE.

$$

1.28" of liquid precipitation recorded in the rain gauge over on the East side of Lawrence. Reported a wind gust of 44 mph at 12:22 PM from the last storm-cell that past through here. ***** Thanks for the report.  Brett

High wind warning! Oh, Boy!! If one does not have a weather radio get one. Mine came from Price Chopper. Excellent radio.

Kelly

Heads up on winds, guys!  There has already been damaged reported in Liberty from the winds.

Kristi

kristi, does it look like a bowing out on the line of storms just west of Clinton??  Jim in CLinton

Looks like we are some strong storms form over Leavenworth.  Bleh.. looks like they're making a beeline to Clay County. :(  They just popped up on radar not too long ago.

NEW BLOG

Thnx, still no power (franklin county west of ottawa), no hail out here, not sure about town.  Stay safe e1!!!!!  Laura

NEW BLOG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Wow.. High wind warning.... wow.

new blog as well

NEW BLOG

Kristi

oes it look like this will back build and we may get some storms over in the worlds of fun area?
it looks real nasty  looking over here but just light rain and a few claps of thunder right now.

will that high wind warning continue eastward thorugh the area?

wow!!!!!!!!! It hailed like crazy!!! The wind was strong for like a minute. The hail was about dime sized. No damage that i can see. Just heavy rain right now.

WOW!!!!

Thats the only way to end a blog! LOL