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From Olathe @ Old 56 Hwy. 1.65 Inches from that Storm

Total for June  6.38 Inches

Oh good... Just what gardner needs more rain... I have to admit the lawn looks good but these storms have completly removed all of my rose blossoms. I am glad I don't have a basement to flood.

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Is it April Fool's day? j/k...that is great!  I think Notes needs one of those:) 

Jeremy

Gary and team...

I've been here at work all day (since 0530).   My rain total as I left the house was 1.10 inches.   I have had about 4.80 inches of rain in Grandview since the first.

And oh, I still at work...

Bill

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Bill,

Stop working...the weekend is here!

Jeremy

Jeremy,

I have to applaud you all. (I know everyone has been) I have a 7 year old autistic son who gets extremely agitated during the severe weather. A few years ago we only watched another meteorologist who just seemed to make his fears worse.  It was very reassuring to have Gary and the rest of you on last night to ease his fears. You did not make the situation more dramtic then it really was.  In the event of bad weather I think it is more important to tell us the viewers the facts and what we need to know rather then making it a contest to see who can stay on the longest just for ratings. Thank you.  My sons were calmed and able to finally go to sleep.

As far as this blog goes, you are the only station to offer this and so far this spring we had been able to plan days ahead in the event of severe weather. Kudos to you all. When you have said we will have rain you were right. We knew a week in advance that yesterday had the possibility of being severe and we were able to plan accordingly.  I applaud you all. I thank you all. Due to your commitment to the people of this metro area and their safety, you are the only station for news and weather this family will ever turn to.---Amanda

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Amanda,

Thank you for making us a part of your family's home!  We always strive to provide the quickest and best information to keep the viewers in our area safe and relaxed when severe weather is in the viewing area.  Thank you again for watching and being a part of our blog community!

Jeremy

jeremy, I was just wondering how come you and gary barely covered the tornado warning last night. I flipped to you guys hoping for coverage, but couldnt get you. so I had to watch the other stations.

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If you are referring to the Johnson/Lafayette warning around midnight Gary did cut-ins about every 10 minutes to keep everyone updated.  If we felt the threat was greater we would have been on non-stop.  We have a direct link with the NWS so we get spotter info about right when they do.  The reports coming in were mainly radar indicated rotation and that was hit miss on the radar.  I think we covered the threat and kept people informed.

Jeremy

Jeremy - each day your blogs get better and better.  Great job!  You have come ALONG way since joining the team.  Very polished.

That said, in looking up at the totals...I see KMCI is not listed...LOL.  Maybe because the "official" reading for this month is....drumroll please....

.74 inches.

The user totals are great...but from an official standpoint since KMCI is most widely used...perhaps it will just another point to spark debate down the road.

It wouldn't be so odd to see the total that low as it seems that most of the rainfall has been south of the airport, but above..even areas nearby and northward show more rain.

Makes me wonder about accuracy...either from the totals above or KMCI.  I know you won't touch this thought with a ten foot pole, but interesting all the same.

;-)

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I just used blogger totals.  And with all that we received I think I probably missed a few.  I tried to put some on the blog and mix others in for the 5 & 6pm shows.  I'm going to show a cool timelapse of the thunderstorms to our south today at 10pm tonight.

The rain seems to miss KCI over the past several events.  If you look at MKC they have had 2.16" so far in June.  Not too far from KCI.

Sunday/Monday could even things out a bit.

Jeremy

Jeremy,
So the clouds, the BIG clouds, that I saw out to the south were from the storms all the way down in springfield?  That is far.  How can we see them all the way up here?

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The storms were just north of I-44...so north of Springfield.  The clouds were probably about 6 miles or more above the ground.  I'll show a good timelapse tonight at 10pm!

Jeremy

So Jeremy, I realize you were not in this area in 1993, but have you guys talked much behind the scenes that we could see some more wide spread flooding through the missouri river areas and mississippi? I'm not sure how rain totals around the region compare to those in 93, but I know I've seen a few references being made.

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We certainly have had some heavy rain this Spring...but overall some areas are very close to average.  It wasn't until this past week that some areas have jumped way above average.  It would take a lot of rain to get a serious 1993 conversation going.  I lived in Minnesota along the Des Moines river in 1993.  Our home didn't flood but the park and some homes built a little too close to the river did.

Jeremy

I've just given up on planting a garden and flowers. Never dried out enough to till the ground. All this wet weather seems to have increased the amount of bugs. Mosquitos, biting flies and ticks are very bad this year. Now it looks like another deludge of rain is coming. I really do wish we could go into at least a 7-10 dry spell.

Been watching big thuderheads forming to the south of me all evening. Some formations are quite impressive.

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We saw those in KC too...but you had front row seats!

Jeremy

I just heard about Sean not giving chase tours next year and I am sooooo depressed!!  I had so hoped to eventually get to be able to chase with him- that would've been a dream come true.... guess i will just have to resign myself to online chases....   Feeling very sad in Brookside...

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I know it would never be the same. But I'm sure other bloggers or even Sean could recommend another chase team/company.

Jeremy

hey hail,
where do you live? maybe i could take you chasing sometime. lol. you'd probably have to split the gas with me. :)

KMCI is a little higher than that Scott...they reported 0.17" today bringing it up to all of 0.89...still not representative of the metro area by a long shot.

Jeremy, et al.  Sean did recommend a chase team.  Check out Sean's site -- www.blownawaytours.com.  He has somebody on there that he recommended.  Though my schedule hasn't allowed me to go this year, I was really looking forward to it.  It doesn't surprise me that he's used by NBC as its chaser.  Sean has the same passion that exudes from the NBC team.  

Scott, your comment about Jeremy kind of backs up what I said the other day when I wrote in here that if you're going to decide on whether to leave, always trust the pros.  Jeremy has definitely stepped right in and been a key part of the team since his arrival.  That being said, working around the team day after day and you'll learn a lot.  This is the type of experience that hobbyists won't pick up and is one of the reasons that when making a decision, we should always rely on the pros, not the hobbyists.

Hey Randy, I live out here in South KC, MO at around 115th and Holmes. Sounds like a fun idea. i'm moving to Lenexa in the next month or so though. =)

As for the deluge ahead. I'm looking forward to it. Like I always say I love round after round of thunder and Lightning and I know I will be locked to the weather team nonstop, but i'm sure you realize that's nothing unusual.

while we're complimenting Jeremy I'll throw this out there. I think it's amazing that you have adapted so well to our area and weather having come from Minnesota. I get just as excited watching you, Jeremy as I do Gary, so I think it's awesome that Kansas City has managed to get two major pros on one team. I think all the others are completely differing and completely disorganized. Brett I like you too not to leave you out, and Jeff you are the producer so I gotta give a hand to you to. You all do a wonderful job but this comment is for Jeremy! You're awesome.

I better get the garden planted tomorrow before all this rain comes...It isnt too wet even after having 1.25 inches yesterday.

I have had a bad day today all around. Last night I had a dream I got struck by lightning in the chest, and it hurt!!..My mom made me go get my hair cut, and I was POed!! I had to mow the lawn, and about 3/4 thru a random rock went under the mower, and bent 1 of the blades towards the ground, and made my dad mad. Then I missed NBC Action News at 10:00

I hope tomorrow will be better...It will be if I can get that garden planted!!

Oh Well good night...Im heading to bed...Those thunderheads to south were pretty cool looking this evening!!


Alex from Marceline, MO

debating on whether or not to chase iowa tomorrow. at this point id say its looking pretty good. im expecting SPC to put out a moderate risk for much of iowa tomorrow.

I can vouch for the rain total at KMCI, I was there both days.  I was serious Tuesday when I said we had 8 drops of rain that day.  We watched with great amazement from the field as storm after storm trained not 15 miles south of us...

Yesterday's weak bow moved through and put down heavy rain for about 15 minutes, no hail.  Then it was drizzle at best for the next two hours or so.  I'd go so far as to speculate that .25 inch was the most we received, but I did not have a rain guage.  

I have taken measures to fix this problem, independent of anything the weather team will forecast over the next couple of days.  I could ALMOST guarantee good rain at KCI...  I just finished washing AND waxing my car, and I live near KCI, so rain is sure to come.  I could even get specific on times, my car is generally out of the garage between noon and midnight, so I'd look for a good deluge during that time span. LOL!

MattP, I agree, Jeremy is as good as they get.  He comes from a distinguished educational institution (read his bio) and is a great addition to our Kansas City family.  I hope he sticks around for years to come!  Having Gary, Brett and Jeff to comprise the best wx team in KC doesn't hurt either!  Keep up the great work!      

 

Randy-

You're about to find out in T-minus 10 minutes, LOL!  1 am is becoming the "holy grail" time for wx enthusiasts everywhere as the great prophecies are put forward for the first time, LOL!

MCIRamp, did you count all eight drops or did you split counting duties with somebody else?  LOL!

I would give 4 of those drops from Tuesday to Southern Buchanan County.  Thursday nights storm was the first 1 inch of rain we had in any storm since Mid April.  The measley total for June stands at 1.07 inches.

How come the heaviest contines to come across northern Kansas into extreme NW Missouri and then south of the airport?  There seems to be a little strip here where it either falls apart as it moves in or reforms off to the east.

I am hoping for some more rains over the next 10 days, will help the garden through the summer heat and help finishing off the pasture so it can be cut for hay later this month. ************** Kurt, The rain chance looks pretty good Sunday into Monday. Hopefully you will see at least another half inch. Jeremy

The government probably has a secret machine that zaps the the air over the KCI area with electromagnetic waves that split the storms.. resulting in the storms splitting with going north and part going south.. in order to keep the field clear for commercial aircraft operations.   Then the split continues downstream across northwest Missouri sometimes.

Just a theory.  

About 6.00" of rain so far in june! Gary look at your sky cams from thur night between 10:30 & 10:35, Why? Cuz I think I saw ball lightning at the top of the screen! Can't wait for the rest of the Monsoon! Byan ;) *************** Byan, We don't have the skycam images saved...but we could go back and watch the show if you saw it on the news. Jeremy

So if Sean isn't giving chase tours next year, is he just chasing privately for you guys next year? **************** I haven't talked to Sean about this yet...just heard it on the blog. Sean is always welcome to chase for us and I'm sure he will continue to in the future. Jeremy

just looking over data. lisa and i will probably chase today. we will leave shortly for our target of ames, ia. and move from there if need be. **************** Make sure and call me at work if you see something exciting on the chase! Jeremy

Do you think that a MCS will form tomorrow and head our way

Hi Jeremy, wow, even with the breeze blowing outside and the clouds, it's miserable!  I have tons of yard work to get done this weekend (wish I had a pool to jump into instead, lol).  Can you give us an eta on when it might start raining tomorrow?
Thanks
Renee *************** Probably not until afternoon. Best chance is after 4 or 5 p.m. Jeremy

WITH THE EXPECTATION THAT
FLASH FLOOD WATCHES WILL BE ISSUED IN THE NEAR FUTURE.

Thats from the Forcast discussion from EAX.  There saying Totals will easily be above 3 inches with totals as high as 5 inches. There also saying NW Missouri will miss most of the rain

Man, it is humid outside today!  When I walked outside at 9:30 for the first time, I was like this is ugly. LOL  Looks like today is a great day to stay inside.  

We've had a little over 3.50 inches of rain since Tuesday night.  We got a little over an inch from the storms the other night.  (Forgot to empty the gauge after Tues. night.)

Jeremy,
I have heard people say that this year is similar to 1993.  It's not.  We had a much wetter winter and spring in 1992 - 1993 than 2007 - 2008.  The snowpack in the northern states was higher.  I realize that Madison WI got over 100 inches of snow this past season.  I also realize that we have flooding along the Missouri River now due to heavy rains up north.  There was flooding along the Mississippi River earlier in the spring but not right now.  I honestly don't know what the levels on the Mississippi are running right now.  The floods in 1993, I believe, were 500 year floods.  

One more thing...  Jeremy, I want to echo what many others have said...  Nice work :)

TF,
I read the forecast discussion.  Far NW MO could possibly be spared from heavy rain.  That would be tge area just N and W of St. Joe, I assume.  Not all areas will get 3 to 5 inches.  Many areas could get an inch tho.  I would not be surprised of NWS posted a Flash Flood Watch.

Kristi

*Kristi, welcome back!*
IT looks like their may be some big storms tomorrow, but since it is in june, I would think the tornado threat would be very low. It's looking like a more linear event with large hail and damaging winds. It's kind of like  will nature leave us alone? Especially with the flodding concerns, I hope everyone monitors river levels and flood stages.

I'm tired of the rain and the humidity... it reminds me of when I went to Florida, several years ago.  Tomorrow isn't going to be too bad, is it?  The threat for severe weather, when it's humid, always makes me nervous.

And I'll have whatever coffee, you're drinking, Jeremy, because I definetly got a hyper vibe from you, this morning!

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Very likely someone in the viewing area see's a rain total around 3" or maybe more.  But some of the trends are pushing the heaviest rain band just south of KC.  Not the greatest news since some areas down there have really seen a lot of rain this month.

Jeremy

Roberto,
Flooding kills many people...  It is threat just like tornadoes, damaging winds, and hail.  I know that we've had a lot of rain around the KC area, particularly in the south metro and points south.  I am very concerned about the flooding, especially flash flooding, potential.

It is late spring and I don't think that Mother Nature is quite done with us. :(  Hopefully, we will have a quieter weather as we get into July.

Any takers on what the forecast is for next Saturday??  My oldest niece is getting married outside (ceremony can be moved indoors if need be).  It's in the evening.  

Kristi

Kristi, I am so glad to see you back I hope you will be on 2-morrow, you really help  me during the storms.  I am concerned about the tons of rain we might get. kristy

I will be around tomorrow to track any storms and the potential for flooding.

Kristi

Hello, everyone.  This is my first blog and the first time I have ever typed to anyone over the internet....I am from the Edgerton, Kansas area in Southwest Johnson county, so I would like to start helping out regarding the weather conditions in this area...I know a few are from Olathe and Gardner.  Is severe weather expected on Sunday afternoon or evening?

Andrew

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Andrew,

Welcome to the blog!  We would love to hear from you more and you are always more than welcome to share your weather reports with us!  Don't be stranger in the comment section!

There is a slight risk of severe weather on Sunday.  I think if we see severe storms they would form on the initial line of storms or just ahead of the cluster that will likely merge in the evening or overnight.

Jeremy

Welcome to the blog, Andrew!  It's nice to have someone from Edgerton, KS, on the blog.  According to the SPC (Storm Prediction Center), there's a slight risk for severe weather tomorrow.  I am worried about the flooding potential tomorrow night.

Kristi

HEYO everyone! lol welcome andrew!

havent been on for a while... (since yesterday is a long time to me)

and i just havent gotten the chance to thank the NBC action weather team for everything and for being there for kansas city!

now... im really worried about flooding... flash flood watches have already been posted for Wichita area, how bad is it going to be here? The Blue River is pretty high (just blocks from my house), im just worried about my poor garden... lol.

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Some of the recent trends are trying to put the heaviest rain just south of KC.  The 18Z NAM is one of the models doing this.  Powercast still has heavy rain from around St. Joe south on Sunday into Monday.  I'm thinking the heaviest may occur from Kansas City and areas south.  We'll have to see where the trend heads this evening.  If the front is faster, then that would likely put the greatest rain totals near or just south of KC.

Jeremy

The ground at my house is already saturated. A seven year old pear tree next door blew over and uprooted from our last storm from the high winds.  This was mostly because of the saturated ground.  I don't think we had the 80 mph winds.  My trees would of suffered more badly if the wind gusts were that high!

Andrew

This may sound quite strange, but my Doberman Pinscher barks and growls when thunder starts to rumble.....that can be quite tiring for me after awhile. This is ironic because many pets fear the sound.

Andrew

Hi All!

I'm in Las Cruces,NM, having a great time! It's hot here,but there is no humidity! Learning how to golf a little bit as my papa teaches me. Watching the humming birds, and the other cool birds here.  

Andrew

Simplykristi- I am glad you are"back" too!  Have been thinking about you and your folks- I lost my dad to bone marrow cancer 4 years ago so I know what you are going through.  Cancer support groups really helped us.  Anyway was just wondering how you got interested in weather?  And have you taken any classes or spotter training?  I would love to but don't have the time right now.  I grew up south of Wichita and spent a lot of time watching the skies and that's where I saw my first tornado- have been hooked ever since.  I have also lived through my share of floods and they aren't any fun.  Except for the time we rowed down our dirt road in a row boat to save my friend from her house which was flooding!  Thanks for your contributions to this blog!  Dea

Jeremy - How much rain did the Kansas City region receive in week 1 in June of 1993 versus week 1 June of 2008? (wondering in comparison of flooding in 1993)  Do you see a dry spell toward mid-July through August, or more rain than normal on your future summer forcast?  Do you see a slight possiblility of major flooding in Kansas City this summer?

Andrew

FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO
347 PM CDT SAT JUN 7 2008

...ANOTHER ROUND OF HEAVY RAIN AND FLOODING TO START TONIGHT...

.INCREASING LOW LEVEL MOISTURE WILL SURGE NORTHWARD INTO MISSOURI AND
SOUTHERN IOWA TONIGHT AND INTERACT WITH A SLOW MOVING FRONT WHICH
EXTENDS FROM NEBRASKA THROUGH NORTHEAST IOWA THIS AFTERNOON. THE
FRONT IS EXPECTED TO MAKE IT AS FAR SOUTH AS THE NORTHWEST TIP OF
MISSOURI BY SUNDAY MORNING. THIS SLOW MOVEMENT...VERY HIGH MOISTURE
VALUES IN THE AIR...AND ALREADY SATURATED SOILS WILL PRODUCE AN
ENVIRONMENT FAVORABLE FOR HEAVY RAIN ACROSS SOUTHERN IOWA TONIGHT.
THIS WATER WILL THEN RUN DOWNHILL ACROSS THE IOWA BORDER INTO
MISSOURI EXACERBATING THE FLOODING ALREADY ONGOING. AS A RESULT ANY
STORMS THAT CROSS THE BORDER INTO MISSOURI WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO
CAUSE FLOODING TONIGHT. THE FRONT WILL SAG STILL FARTHER SOUTH SUNDAY
THROUGH MONDAY...GIVING THE ENTIRE FORECAST REGION A HIGH POTENTIAL
FOR HEAVY RAIN. GIVEN THE HEAVY RAINS WE HAVE HAD IN RECENT
WEEKS...OUR FLOOD AND FLASH FLOOD GUIDANCE VALUES ARE RUNNING A BIT
LOW. DUE TO THE SLOW MOVEMENT OF THE FRONT...IT IS CURRENTLY THOUGHT
THAT THE FRONT...AND ASSOCIATED CONVECTION...WILL NOT EXIT THE
FORECAST AREA UNTIL MONDAY AFTERNOON.

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY EVENING THROUGH MONDAY
EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PLEASANT HILL HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF KANSAS AND MISSOURI...
 INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN KANSAS...JOHNSON KS...
 LEAVENWORTH...LINN KS...MIAMI AND WYANDOTTE. IN MISSOURI...
 ADAIR...BATES...CARROLL...CASS...CHARITON...CLAY...COOPER...
 HENRY...HOWARD...JACKSON...JOHNSON MO...LAFAYETTE...LINN MO...
 MACON...PETTIS...PLATTE...RANDOLPH...RAY AND SALINE.

* FROM SUNDAY EVENING THROUGH MONDAY EVENING

* HEAVY RAINFALL IS LIKELY FROM THUNDERSTORMS THAT WILL PLAGUE THE
 REGION SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON...DEVELOPING ALONG A
 FRONTAL BOUNDARY THAT WILL BE MOVING SOUTH. GIVEN THE HEAVY RAINS
 WE HAVE HAD IN RECENT WEEKS...OUR FLOOD AND FLASH FLOOD GUIDANCE
 VALUES ARE RUNNING A BIT LOW ACROSS THE REGION. A QUICK INCH OF
 RAIN FROM ANY STRONG STORM...OR A MORE PROLONGED ACCUMULATION OF
 ONE TO TWO INCHES...COULD CAUSE FLOODING ISSUES.

Jeremy,
Thanks for the info on the rain tomorrow.  Guess I'd better get back outside, ugh!

I did just find a cool link (don't know how new it is, but I don't remember seeing it the past couple of nights either) - weatherunderground now has in interactive tornado google map!  

It lists the tornado warnings and older reports, and shows a loop of the radar.  Way cool.  If you zoom in on KC you can see the report locations from the other night.  Click an icon and you'll get the info, or can see the radar loops.

Ok, back outside to the sauna, yuck.

http://www.wunderground.com/tornado/

About 6.00" of rain so far in june! Gary look at your sky cams from thur night between 10:30 & 10:35, Why? Cuz I think I saw ball lightning at the top of the screen! Can't wait for the rest of the Monsoon! Byan ;) *************** Byan, We don't have the skycam images saved...but we could go back and watch the show if you saw it on the news. Jeremy
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Thanks, if you mean as in hte live news, yes. I saw it behind Gary's Head when he was talking, right before he said he would give it back to thee anchors. ;)

Greetings from the Ozarks where its HOT n sunny.  Last night there were warnings but I didn't feel a drop, but day before that.. OMG it poured buckets. No clue how much rain guage is at home. lol    

Thanks all for the weather help.. I check in whenever I get a chance to catch a wifi connection, which is driving me nutz, cuz I only have a few min's each stop.  Gotta keep eyes on my fav spot.. then run n check radar before heading back to the campsite

Take care all... check in soon

Stacy

For those of you who might be relatively new here, I blogged here in early March that we were in the most similar trend to 93.  
In 93, we went through the same thing where we thought each crest was the last one, only to lead up to a final crest in late July.  
It's not what happens here, but north and the upper basin is in for more significant ran.
Yes, it will flood.  It won't be on the scale of 93.  The 93 flood was mainly man made due to the Army Corps of Engineers waiting too long to dump the three dams up river.  Having said that, they've been dumping as much as they can this year.  You'll see Iowa having flooding problems and then us in about 2 weeks.

Dea,
I have been fascinated with the weather for many, many years.  I enjoy tracking winter storms and severe thunderstorms.

I got my first weather radio when I was 11.  It was just a handheld transistor type radio.  I used to hate thunderstorms when I was a kid.  It was nothing for me to hop into my parents' bed during a nighttime storm. :)  If it is at night and the thunder is loud, I might turn on a light...  The thunder has always bothered my ears.  I have always been sensitive to loud noises.  It's due to a hearing loss.

I took a meteorology class when I went to KU a long time ago.  I am not a calculus and physics kind of gal tho.  :)  I have learned a lot more about the weather since then.  There are some people in my family who think that I should have been a meteorologist since I love weather so much. :)  I am always outside before a storm moves in taking pics of the storm as it moves in.  I am always careful. :)  I haven't had any spotter training.. just learned a lot by watching weathercasts and on the internet.

I have seen some serious weather move thru my neighborhood in the past seven years.  In 2001, we had a microburst cut a swath just to our west.  I stood at the wind and watched..  Not a smart move but I made my nieces stay in the basement while I watched.  I am still not convinced that was a microburst seven years later...  For one thing, it never came down all the way to the ground.  It was treetop level and took some shingles off of houses.  I also saw lawn furniture swirling in the street.  I think that it was funnel.  In 2005, we had straightline winds come thru.  They took out a huge walnut tree in one of the neighbor's yards.  I have pictures of the damage from that storm.

I am bummed as a lot of bloggers here about Sean Wilson not offering his storm chasing tours.  I wanted to go sooo bad this year but due to my parents' cancer diagnoses I couldn't.  Heck I can't even get down to the lake.  My friends are wanting me to go later this month.  I think that I will as long as it is not chemo week for either one of them.

I am all for giving people a heads up about approaching storms.  I think that being prepared is very important because you don't know what can happen.  It's all about keeping people safe but calm.

Kristi

Gary B..

Was checking out your web site.. Where are your KC records for.. your personal weather station?  If so, what is the approximate specific location, if I may ask.

Will be interesting to have a look at the river crest tomorrow.. especially with all the rain and new debris likely to spill in to our north tonight..

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Areas to the north will likely have some rain tonight and Sunday.  Looks like a wet go of it thru early Monday.

Jeremy

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