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How much longer are these thunderstorms expected to keep developing!? We have had 1.87" of rain so far here in Lenexa, but it just started raining again.

Also, we got some pictures and video of that rotating storm as it moved over us. I will try to send you the pictures or a link to the video later tonight.

David

Of course, a new blog when I post.

Just getting our first rain/thunder here in Lawrence.

Great job tonight on the coverage NBC.  I liked the chasing from the chopper!

-Brian

Gary,as this weak front moves north will that bring the thunderstorms north for the northern viewing area places like leavenworth,st joe, ect.

I noticed that the storms have shifted slightly north.  They keep forming and going over the same spots.  I noticed a lot of new development to the S and W.

Kristi

I have 3.06 Now In Olathe. My Back porch is starting to flood a little bit.

Heavy rain and Wind are still falling. Went outside to fix my Gazebo. 1 leg is broken but all the others are fine.

Heavy Rain continues. And more is a comin

As soon as I said the rain had stopped, it started up again.  I'm scared to look at my gauge.

I have been on the extreme northern edge since we had the heavy rain three hours ago...  I am starting to get a little more rain.  The main action is off to my south.

Kristi

Tornado Warning for Norther Benton County in Central Missouri

2.91 now at 159th and West of Ridgeview in Olathe.

ok so the biggest threat for northland is lots of rain and lightning?

Except for a small patch in the middle, my street is completely flooded.  As is my backyard and sideyard

Is it ever going to stop raining in Gardner? Holy cow, it has been pouring non stop  for a while now. My sump pump is in overdrive and about to blow a gasket!

The rain is returning to us here in Western Shawnee--man what a light show---I just can't go to bed yet!

OK Gary, I can confirm the frontal boundary has begun its northern shift.  The storms in Douglas County KS have just begun moving north into Jefferson County.  Radar indicates one cell east of Lawrwnce moving NNW with 1.25 inch hail.  All taking a bearing on the McLouth area -- ME.

Glad my friends decided to leave the lake tonight.  They went down to Truman Lake yesterday.  They called me about 10 to let me know and needed info about any severe weather.  I will call them tomorrow to make sure they got back to KC OK.

Kristi

Dog wants out, I open the door, he runs back in, he needs a doggie life vest in this stuff..LOL

2.8" in SE Lee's Summit around 11 pm, but then the rain cranked up again - a LOT - and it's been pouring ever since.  So much rain, thunder and lightening.  Gary, you were definitely spot on with your prediction that flooding would be the problem tonight, not tornadoes.  Was happy to hear that after getting in the house earlier this evening after witnessing that wall cloud in LS dance a bit to the music of the tornado sirens! Wow - the thunder is crazy right now.

Yikes, Barbara!  Stay safe!

Kristi

Here it comes Barb, Tin and Turd....

Another big round!!!

Man, looking at the radar for the last 20 minutes these cells just exploded all over the map....

Kristi...I hope they get back okay!

mmancubfan
lol that was funny!!!

3.5" is what I have right now!!!!!!!!!! **************** I'm guessing my total is close to that too! Time to go look in the basement:) Jeremy

For those of you in the heavy rain areas, stay safe!  

Kristi

Tinpusher I am also struggling with how to get the dogs out...I know they have to potty but they won't go out.  

Barbara,
I will call them in the morning when I am sitting in a waiting room over at St. Lukes. :)

Kristi

I see it, I took this opportunity and let the dog out, the flowers in the pots on our porch didn't survive that little bit of hail, I just hope they come back, wife is gonna be mad...LOL

Here we go again!

When I was over at my sisters house tonight, we watched some twisting clouds going over the house.  I was actually standing outside and watching it instead of hiding! I am proud of myself!
Becky

Lorie in SW MO,
I hope that you are safe!  

Kristi

Near Whiteout to whiteout conditions. The Rain has yet again picked up really bad.

Raining again at 159th and Ridgeview, fun lightning also! Sister in Gardner said the ditches were filled to the top and more rain coming.

local radio station here in mid mo is reporting a tornado on the ground around cole camp

That one was for you mman..LOL

I have 3.53 inches now. Heavy rain continuing to fall.

Kristi anything for the northland?  It hasn't rained here in quite sometime!  Well ever since the explosion about 1 hour after that it stopped raining.

You don't know how glad I am that my friends came home.  St. Clair County MO has a severe t-storm warning for storms that could produce 80 MPH winds.

Kristi

Oh man, yeah Lorie!

Please check in and let us know you all survived!! Good shout out there Kristi.

Becky,
I am proud of you. :)  I like to stand on my deck and watch a storm. :)

Kristi

Nevermind.. I'm just going to head to bed.. lol night all

Lilly,
Everything is still to your south and west.  I am trying to monitor both the blog and radar. :)  I gotta take a snack break, gang...  BRB. :)

Kristi

Wow, these are close lightning strikes they are just rattling my house here in Olathe, I am not going to bother looking at the rain guage, I'm over 3 inches now...LOL

sounds like it's hailing again.  Front yard is beginning to flood a little.  That's never happened before

:) I am very proud of myself!  I wasnt even scared.  Now the only thing I am wondering is if these storms are just going to produce heavy rain and lightning?  I am without basement again so I need to be prepared.
Becky

hey gang, check out springfield NWS home page!!  7 counties under tornado warnings.  several funnel clouds and 80 mph winds.  WOW  Jim in Clinton

Speaking of flood, I better check my basement I gotta make sure sump pump is working.

My Backyard never floods and its starting too. Hail is failing I believe. Very heavy rain falling.

Im now over 3.71 inches of rain

If this thunder doesn't stop soon, my boys will never get to sleep tonight!

That was too close for comfort...

is a bow echo setting up? i think it is

Lots of thunder around here.  I don't know if it is raining or not.

Kristi

bow echo?  Ugh...I'm not watching the radar!!!

I couldn't resist, 3.60 inches at 159th and Ridgeview, my basement is fine, raining like mad right now.

I think after this little push, we in Olathe may finally get a break from the rain.

It almost looks like it is all going to stay to the south of the northland....Am I just seeing things?
Becky

This is becoming too much...seriously

Barbara,
No bow echo here...  Bell is talking for south and east of here.

Kristi

Man is it coming down....

We have one more batch that is hail producing coming into S. Olathe in the next 5 minutes..

After that hopefully it is done.  Those cloud to ground strikes woke my 4 year old up and she sleeps through everything!!!!

This flooding potential really concerns me between Olathe and Spring Hill.

Radar indicated 3-4 inches now in that area with more to come!!!

Weather radio just went off for a flood warning and I about jumped out of my skin!

Weather radio just scared the crap out of me for the flood warning!  lol

Thanks Kristi...I finally pulled up the radar

NWS Extending the Flash Flood warnings for olathe. Saying 2 inches of rain are Possible in the next 2 hours

Guys...I'm at 4.4"  Can that be right?  

sorry barbara i should have said south and east of the metro. Thank you kristi for clarifying what i was talking bout.  i hope i did not cause alarm

yeah, my rain guage is electronic and it was updating fast, It was coming down at a rate of more than one inch an hour.  just a good steady rain right now.

Sorry, that should be 4.2"  not 4.4"

WhiteOut conditions are now in Olathe.


Very Heavy Rain. Some Hail.

Now at 3.84 inches. By about 12:20 we will be pushing for 4 1/2 inches of rain

Ever had a lightning strike lift you out of your chair?  Man...that was LOUD.

Getting rained on here in N. OP...again.

No problem, bell!  I just need to pay a little more attention, that's all!  ;)

Wait read it wrong. Im at 4.34 Inches.

Yes, Barbara!  You've had a lot of rain this evening.

Kristi

Barb that is probably accurate, everyone on here from Olathe is pushing 4 inches.

Oh and Cubs are up 9-3 in the bottom of the eighth in San Diego.

NINE in a row, hopefully.  Go Cubs go, Go Cubs go, Hey Chicago What do ya say, the Cubs are gonna win today.........

You think they aren't getting storms south?

Look at this off of NWS:  84 MPH???? HOLY CRAP!!!  Derecho if I have ever saw one.

AT 1139 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 6 MILES WEST OF
APPLETON CITY TO EL DORADO SPRINGS...MOVING EAST AT 84 MPH. THESE
STORMS ARE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DESTRUCTIVE WINDS IN EXCESS OF 80
MPH.

12 countines in springfield nws are under tornado warnings at 12 in the morning.!!!!!

Please tell me it's not hailing again

9 counties under tornado warning including springfield.....incredible. Jim

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Jim,

I looked down there, and it appears to me that is overdoing it quite a bit.

Gary

Report from Knob Noster- It has been raining like crazy from 9 pm until now!

9 counties?  Unbelievable

Barbara,

Nexrad radar has all of S. Olathe at between 3-4 inches of rain between I-35 and almost 169 between 151st and 175th St almost to Spring Hill/Louisburg area.

I think it is logit to find +4 here in this area.

mmancubfan...YAY CUBS!!!!!  (Huge Cubs fan...hubby's from Chicago)

SSSSSSHHHHHHHHHHHHH...listen...it's stopped.  (I think)

unless this starts backbuilding again, I think we are possibly done with the heaviest part of this storm in Olathe.  We need a few days to dry out now...LOL

That line down south is going to cause the same type of damage we saw earlier in the year from that gust front.

Bolivar is going to get pounded!!!

you guys are not going to believe this, but KOLR in Springfield has 17 counties under tornado warnings right now on their screen......holy toledo...Jim in Clinton  ps, they just said that 21 funnel clouds reported in the last 15 minutes.

Hillsdale Lake 1.95" this evening.  36 Hour total is 5.05"

Hey Tyler,
Good to see a comment from you!  How much rain have you had there?

Kristi

Well since the severe threat is gone, I am going to sleep.  Everyone stay safe from all the rain and flooding and lightning.  
Becky

Thanks everyone...just wanted to make sure my gauge wasn't broken.  I know we've gotten a lot of rain but wow!

This may be a stupid question but I am just watching the radar and trying to learn a little bit about what I am seeing.

So anyway, could anyone explain why there are three tornado warning and none of them are in the area that is under a tornado watch? Just wondering.

Thanks

GESH Jim!  Do they have a live stream, Jim?

Yes I should be in bed as I have to get up at 5:45 AM. LOL

Kristi

I'll take 4 inches of rain over all those tornadoes!  That's just insane!

Today was a wild day that I missed out on. I left for Six Flags Saint Louis today at 4am and just got back. We were on a bus and I could see the light show to our west. As we were driving through Bourbon County I noticed through the light show how low the cloud bases were and we were getting some VERY strong winds hitting us. After we got back to P-town I got into the car and turn on the radio to discover we were driving through a tornado warning for about 2 counties. YIKES!!!!! Oh well we made it home safe. My cell phone was programmed for Linn Co only....looked like the storms went all around us here at home. We have a lot of wind but that is it. Take care all and be safe.
Monica
Pleasanton, KS

It's very light sprinkles here now, I see no lightning to the west southwest, I think we are most definately done for the moment.  3.7 inches at 159th and West side of Ridgeview in Olathe.

I don't have acces to  radar, can you see anything around rogersville?  Step daughter lives there.  Thanks Laura

My mother-in-law in Springfield told me earlier tonight she was tired of trying to figure out what to do in storms since they have no basement.  If storms are predicted, do they head over to their other son's house 5 minutes away or take their chances and stay home and if necessary, take shelter in their bathroom.   Springfield under a tornado warning at this time?  Wonder where they are now!
 

Oh my, Monica!!!  Good to hear that you got home safe, though.  Thank goodness you didn't know until after about the warnings.  I'm afraid I would have been a basketcase!

I think we're done, too.  4.4" at 151st and Pflumm in Olathe.

Going to bed now, I hope everyone stays safe down in SW MO.  Good night.  Great job weather team, as usual you are all top notch!!!

4.39 Inches at Old 56 Hwy Exit near Frisco Lake. ***************** WOW! Thanks for the total. I'd say by the looks of my yard I've had at least 3" in Olathe:) Jeremy

It is still to the west of Springfield.

Kristi

no live feed kristi, I am watching this on my cable.  Several reports of damage.  Seven different cells with strong rotation.  They are Springfield, Bolivar, Camendton, Eldon, Lin Creek, sorry did not catch the last couple.  Very serious down there.  92 mph Straight line winds reported at Camdenton airport (small little port) by observers.....wow. Jim

Glad you made it home safely, Monica!

Kristi

oh man Jim!  I know where Camdenton is.  What about Henry and St. Clair Counties?

Kristi

4.2 in. here....gonna wait up and make sure the Cubbies close it out in San Diego.

9-6 going into top of the 9th.

Howry must do a better job of covering for Marmol and Woody in relief.

Anyway, also want to see what happens in SW MO and see the brilliant lightning NW of here in Wyandotte Co.  Impressive...

1:23am is when it is expected in Springfield.

It is in Mt. Vernon now.

Thanks Barbara...I feel lucky. We came across through Springfield, Carthage, Nevada and Fort Scott. We drove right through all that. It was VERY windy and it blew the bus all around. Gee no wonder, I kept saying, "those cloud bases look low"...people just laughed at me. Sure hope everyone is as lucky as me and all the sponsers and kids were. I am tired and heading to bed.
Monica

chieffan, no stupid questions here.  Tornado warnings do not require a watch to be issued in advance.  Tornadoes happen many times in a severe T-storm watch, i.e. Liberty May 2, 2008.  I have also seen tornado warnings when no watch was issued.  It is far from a perfect science, and sometimes that pop-up storm has just the right conditions to become supercellular in the snap of a finger.  It can happen almost that quickly.  The SPC does a great job of nailing it down, so it doesn't happen often.  But it can happen.

Quite the light show from up here near KCI.  We have had literally drops of rain all day.  I don't even think it qualifies as a trace.  It is a spectacular sight to see all the lightning and sadly, that fire in KCK is visible from here.  Amazing.

well kristi my rain gauge got snapped a couple weeks ago, and havent got around to another one. But it is flooding the yard for sure. and there is still more coming! I am going to go to the creek tomorrow and take a picture of the mini waterfall, It is amazing after we get a lot of rain.

I am in Henry Co and we are experiencing just a strong thunderstorm.  If you watch radar, the a cell exploded over Henry Co and causes the Tornado warning for Benton Co.   St Clair as well is in a strong cell now, nothing tornadic for them either.  JIm

I have a friend in Mt. Vernon, went to school with her when we lived in Neosho.  Guess I will stay up a while to see what happens.  Crossing fingers

we have power outages in sedalia. not sure the number but there are outages

oh man Tyler  I will take pics of my next door neighbors yard tomorrow if the puddle is still there.  I bet my brother and sister-in-law got a bunch of rain at their house.  They live just east of Longivew Lake.

Kristi

Thanks MCI. I guess I just thought that was kinda strange.

By the way, I know we are not really supposed to mention the "other stations" but the one that is named after an animal :) still has the warning map in the corner and still has us (the metro area) under a tornado watch. I'm assuming that is just a mistake because I am not seeing that anywhere else.

Thanks again MCI.

Yes, it is a mistake.  The watch ended awhile ago.  Down here in the southern part of the metro, we still have flash flood warnings.

Kristi

2.84 here in downtown Lee's Summit when I last looked at midnight. Much more now, I am sure.

Called my grandparents on Truman Lake near warsaw to inform them on the tornado warning in Benton County, but it slid off to the NE around Cole Camp, I guess. They could not hear the sirens because they live 3 miles out of town, so I am glad I woke them!!

Brian

Looks like one more wave and then the rain is over for my area.

Kristi

Lord almighty.. Are we ever going to get rain?

Buckets of rain and lots of wind for the last hour in central OP.   Backyard looks like a swamp.   Let this stuff move out of here already!

anybody on here that is good with cars... the horn on ours is going off and it wont quit at all. the window was left open and got wet inside. it is turned the horn on and off, turned the car on. etc. any suggestions? It sounds like a tornado siren, and I am just waiting for the cops to get here.

grumpyred:  Most of the severe weather down there is the straight line winds that are happening.  Down trees, powerlines were the most commom.  They said there are so many rotating cells in this cluster, that they have just issued tornado warnings for all these counties.  Although there have been several funnel clouds reported.  Jim

I *think* this rain is finally ending here in Belton.  I have never ever seen our yard like this before and our sink is starting to gurgle and make those terrible "I'm getting ready to back up" noises...

LOL. It just went off. Somebody must be paying attention.

I don't know about the rest of you but I am soooo ready for severe season to be over with. I have been very lucky so far but I really hate this stuff.

I feel sorry for the ones in springfield.  I am on their web site in their chat room.  Alot of them are freaking.  Hope everyone is ok.  My hubby is in rolla again.  I hope the tornados miss him

3.32 inches of rain at 151st and Mur-Len in Olathe.

Click here for a quick link of a pic I took tonight of lightning and the smoke from the fire.  The smoke is still visible and I live 25 miles north of the fire.  Scroll down below the lightning map to see the pic.  BTW, exactly 0 rain tonight just west of Trimble, MO.  That's about 5 miles north of Smithville.
**************** Nice pic. Pretty amazing you've had no rain tonight! 3-5" on the south side of the metro! Jeremy

GESH  Some loud thunder!

Kristi

bewild-
I have a little boy at camp just a little northwest of Rolla right now. I too am wondering about that area! ************* So far I think just radar indicated rotation. Jeremy

Becky,
Got a link for the chat room?

Kristi

Whoa!  New little baby cell starting in Leavenworth county!  Maybe KCI will double its rain total now!  12 drops!  On a serious note, I feel for you all south of I-70, it is unbelieveable all the training storms that have been going on there since 6pm.   ************ TW, My flight from MKE to MCI took and extra 45 mins this morning to fly around the MCS along the MO/IA border. Not something I wanted to deal with, but oh well. My backyard is a swamp right now. Enjoy your dry weather! Jeremy

twister-disconnect the bat or yank fuses.

Hey Gary, this one is for you.. My 18 year old daughter (who is in the I know everything and you know nothing stage) has informed us that a funnel cloud is not a rotating mass that is still in the clouds, i.e. a tornado that has not hit the ground yet. We asked her if that was not a funnel cloud, what is? We thought it was like magma, it is magma inside the earth, but when it comes out of the earth it is lava. So please explain the difference between a funnel cloud and a tornado. By the way everyone, she thinks that I am crazy to listen to all of you. That everyone is way too paranoid and nobody knows what they are talking about. (of course the sun rises and sets on her boyfriends Mom who is a weather spotter)

A person on that site said that they were by rolla and there was nothing at the moment but I am wondering what is to come

Took my dog out and just saw some of the most spectacular lightning!  Fireflies were out, too, which is kind of funny for some reason

Right now TWC says that rolla is under a severe thunderstorm warning

Some really neat "anvil crawler" lightning here- I think that's what you call them.

Thanks Jim, just a worry wort.  It seems alot of theses storms lately are effecting some of my old stomping grounds.

It is at KSPR.com and then go to the weather link then look for the chat room link, you will have to register but it just takes a sec
Becky

Yeah, nothing now, but  I am watching the radar and wondering.

ok gotta be up at 6 goodnight all and stay safe!
Becky

jjje,
me too.  my hubby sleeps like a rock.
becky

I'm here. Didn't realize that there was yet another blog. :-]   Anyways, we're ok. Had tornado warnings but no siren. My weather alert radio was going non-stop trying to keep up and our local met was on TV.

Why is franklin county under tornado watch... storms are south moving east?

Thanks Becky!

Kristi

Still raining hard in OP .... the rain just does not want to move out.   Amazing how KCI got nothing.   What a year of feast or famine.  

LOL, Jeremy!

It could have beeen worse, those storms that plagued central and eastern MO Friday brought us a fuel diversion from STL and MSP!  At least you didn't have to stop before you got here! Welcome back to work!  Looks like you'll be busy.  This reminds me of the snow when you were on the Today Show.  You could probably have one foot in the mud and one on hard soil with this one, lol!  

Just check the rain gauge in SE Lee's Summit and 4 + inches of rain.  My rain gauge only goes to 4 inches..  Please make it stop my sump pumps are on overdrive.

You're welcom Kristi!
Becky

I know the storms are done for my area but I just know that as soon as I go to bed the weather radio will go off.

well I was about to go to sleep but noticed that a tornado warned storm is headed toward rolla where my hubby is....sleeping and wont wake up...:(

anyone know anything about that storm?

My hubby didn't want to wake up for storm here. He came out and fell asleep in recliner.

Lorie,
Glad you are safe!  Any damage in your area?

Kristi

It is still raining here.  Little breezy too.

Kristi

Becky, that looks like the one that bypassed me. Looks like it's going north of Rolla to me.

OR I might be wrong. It looks like it's now heading east where as before it was heading NE.

Now that everything's settled down, I'm going to head to bed!  Hopefully my yard won't be too bad in the morning!

There might be some to the north of town. We didn't get much rain, lightening, or wind. Power of prayer ?!? It went just to our north.

We still have lots of lightning, thunder and rain here by the MO7 and Colburn. Basically between Lake Lotawana, Blue Springs and Lee's Summit. I don't hear my sump pump, that sucker better be working! Maybe the extenders I put on this Spring are doing their job.

It's raining heavily here.  I hope that this is the last round for the night.  I need to go to bed.

Kristi

I should clarify, the extenders are on the downspouts. The basement flooded last year and I don't want a repeat of that. I guess I am tired, but I can't sleep with all of this going on.

It's a very nice 67 degrees here. Humidity is still at 87 percent but I like the temp.

The whole deal appears to be fizzling out in the metro.

bewild, I get nbc out of columbia MO. I can update you on the Rolla storm as they are covering the storm heading for Rolla.

yea I just saw that it is headed right toward rolla and he wont wake up!!! aaahhhh!!!

My son's camp is right on the county line of Rolla's county and the county to the west of there. Just a tiny bit Northwest of Rolla basically. Sorry, I am not familiar with the county names.

I'm starting to wind too.

thank you twister.  I am worried about him...

I'm sorry Becky. I hope he wakes up. Maybe he's already taken shelter and forgot the cell phone.

they just issued a tornado warning for Rolla (Phelps county)

Looks like storms are decreasing rather rapidly across the metro.

Kristi

thanks Lorie but I know he is sleeping...I wish he was watching this...

If the cap is broken tomorrow, we do this all over again...  The cap is the only reason why the SPC isn't going moderate for Wednesday.  Gary was right, this is a wild week!  The cap appears strong, but with a frontal boundary so close by, and strong heating.  Could it be overcome?

rolla under tornado warnign.  does anyone know if it is comfirmed on the ground?

For those that were wondering about the tornado watch, it did not expire till 1am on the Kansas side. Just had two rounds of hail come here through Lee's Summit in the last 10 minutes...

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
 MARIES COUNTY IN CENTRAL MISSOURI...
 NORTHEASTERN PULASKI COUNTY IN CENTRAL MISSOURI...
 PHELPS COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL MISSOURI...

* UNTIL 200 AM CDT.

* AT 111 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
 TORNADO 6 MILES EAST OF IBERIA...OR 17 MILES NORTH OF
 WAYNESVILLE...MOVING EAST AT 49 MPH. A TORNADO WARNING ALSO
 REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHWESTERN PULASKI COUNTY UNTIL 145 AM CDT.

* THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
 6 MILES SOUTH OF VIENNA BY 125 AM CDT.
 8 MILES NORTH OF ST. JAMES BY 150 AM CDT.

THE TOWNS OF BRINKTOWN AND VICHY ARE ALSO IN THE PATH OF THIS
TORNADIC STORM. THIS ALSO INCLUDES INTERSTATE 44 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS
159 AND 199.

IN ADDITION TO A TORNADO...THIS STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING
DESTRUCTIVE STRAIGHT LINE WINDS IN EXCESS OF 70 MPH.

bewild, my news station is NOT confirming a tornado on the ground. If they do, I will let you know. Rolla is a big town so they have lots of sirens. If that makes you breathe easier. lol

I woke him up thank God in heaven!  According to the people in that chat room there is a confirmed tornado on the ground headed to rolla

Lee's Summit airport is reporting .27" of rain since midnight. It said the same thing 5-10 minutes ago too and it is still raining pretty good so I would guess it is off a bit. Hey Grambo, where about in L.S. are you?

thanks twister.  

Moderate Risk tomorrow In central kansas northward into central nebraska and intoParts of Iowa, SD, and Minnesota.

Were under Slight risk

NVM Thats for Thursday

No moderate risk yet for Wednesday...  Thursday was hyped up so much.  

Oh well guys, I think it is finally slowing down here. Since I still have to get up early to take kids off to Camp and husbands off to doctors appointments, I should get to bed. Night all, Stay Safe!!

I'm off to bed as well. Prescribed sleeping pill starting to kick in. I always check the weather before taking it. Somebody has to have a level head.

Thursday looks good for severe weather

I agree, MCI...  I was never sold on the huge risk for Thursday.

Kristi

I have to be up in 4 hours.  Good Night All!

Kristi

Hope Becky's hubby is ok and jjjje's son is safe.

See you all for the next big storm. Let's hope it's several days away.

thank you lorie I will let you all know tomorrow.

Ohhh, I am in the middle ground.  I am not sold on that it won't happen.  Just not as widespread as advertised.  I still think THU late night into FRI presents the greatest severe risk as applied to the metro.  We could still be in the unfortunate area.  I need to get mesoscale on that which requires more time...  However, synoptically, this whole week gives legitimate chances.  Until the jet retreats north and flattens out, it could be on at any time...

Yeah it could MCI. Today they put us at 10% for tornados
30 % of Hail
30 % for Wind

As of 1:45 a.m., 3.2" of rain at 72nd and Ward Parkway.

Turd-
Indeed, if the cap breaks later this afternoon, it isn't out of the question.  This gets a little hairy because there are so many outflow boundaries associated with the storms that have fired today/tonight.  How they interact with the synoptic scale makes it difficult to predict locally.  Yet at the same time, if it weren't for these outflows, maybe the cap wouldn't break even with a front.  I'm of the persuation if they are both present at the same place at the same time, strong daytime heating there as well, anything is possible, almost a sure bet.  As time marches on, we will know much more.  Dynamics on the grand scale are in place, as they will be and have been all week long.  

That said, those same outflow boundaries can kill any vertical development i.e. a "bubble high", so it is a double edged sword.  It will be interesting to see what unfolds each day of this week, for sure!          

Well what I thought would happen did, I saw neat Cumulonimbi at work but not a drop of rain.  I hope the storms did not do too much damage in the K.C. area, the big fire thing sounds intense though!

Just was awoken by the weather radio for a severe thunderstorm warning.  However, I never received my e-mail for the warning.  Gary, is this working?  Also, I turned on Ch. 41 and didn't see anything showing the warning.  Did you guys have any issues this morning?

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I am uncertain of the problem, hopefully it is fixed.  I will check on it in a few minutes.  Brett was probably getting ready for the newscast and the system could have been knocked off.

Gary

that stinks, I was hoping to wake up to some rain.  All we got were sprinkles and it's reformed south of here again and falls apart along the river to the west.  Also very heave rain up north.  That's not fair to repeatedly miss rain over and over and over and over.  No matter what weather pattern we are in it seems to be the same result every spring into summer.  Heavy rains all around and dry, dry, dry south of St. Joseph to the Buchanan County line.

It's ridiculous how much we are behind for year to date totals than other areas around us.  I bet we are behind at least 5 inches from others and some locations 10 to 15 inches just in the state of Missouri.

2.58" of rain here in Lee's Summit near 50 and 291North!  What a light show we've had the past 24 hours.  Is Thursday going to be a similar setup?

weatherfreak01 - Grambo624 is my brother and he is in the downtown Lee's Summit area.

Mike and Jenn In Lee's Summit

We have had 2.50 inches of rain since last evening.

Kristi

Just checked the gauge again and with the first reading I reported and this last one, Raytown has had 2.90 inches of rain, so far. :)

Laura in Raytown

???? We go over FIVE inches of rain lst night! But NO flooding in my area? Weird?!?!?

Wow this is going to be awsome in a few minutes, the Cuppercell looking thunderstorm over KC is about to have the sun rise right over the edges!!! I'll half to take a picture of this one then send it in! 5.04" of rain at Jhonson County Executive Airport! Surprise Surprise!