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New Severe T-Storm Watch...Storms Near the Metro!

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The Storm Prediction Center has replaced the watch that was in effect until 10 p.m. for Kansas City with another Severe Thunderstorm Watch that goes until 4 a.m.  Severe thunderstorms are rumbling near St. Joseph as I write.  Some backbuilding is occurring along the front and those storms need to be watched for people in Kansas City.  The severe reports coming in have been mainly large hail.  Including ping pong ball sized hail 1 mile north of Coffey, MO in Daviess County.  Also, quarter size hail in Mound City, MO in Holt County.  Hail and strong winds will be the main threat with the storms tonight along with heavy rain.  The storms have been moving at 35-40 mph so the potential for flooding rain seems much lower than previous nights.

Here is the latest watch box.

Stay tuned to NBC Action News for the latest severe weather information.  Arrival time of the storms in KC at this point would be around 10 p.m.

Jeremy

Published Friday, June 27, 2008 8:26 PM by Jeremy WxPlus

Comments

 

davidmcg said:

Calm before the storm?
June 27, 2008 8:40 PM
 

davidmcg said:

For what its worth, here in Central Jefferson County KS it is 82.1, humidity is 71%, dewpoint 70.1, wind is
June 27, 2008 8:56 PM
 

davidmcg said:

OK thats a woops.  Don't know what happened to the rest of the weather report.  Anyhow, we now have official bona fide thunderstorms in Atchison County KS
June 27, 2008 9:04 PM
 

jonkleinow said:

Warnings to the north of us have been allowed to expire as the storms have weakened.
June 27, 2008 9:07 PM
 

UpNorth said:

Really bad lightening in Cameron, heavy rain, strong winds preceed the storm.  Hold onto your hats cause it comes in FAST!

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Thanks for the report!

Jeremy

June 27, 2008 9:08 PM
 

Shawn at KU said:

God, I hope it misses Lawrence.  We've got field staff out working still.

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Still at least an hour away from Lawrence if you see anything.

June 27, 2008 9:08 PM
 

Elaine said:

UpNorth, I was watching the radar as it went over you, wow you got the worst of it. Looks like it's heading for my parents now, in Hamilton. Their poor dog, she goes ballistic in storms :(

Jerri, welcome back, I've missed you, even though I rarely post.

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Great to see you post!  Don't be a stranger.

Jeremy

June 27, 2008 9:13 PM
 

NE LS said:

I wonder if the watch was extended because of the popups NW of the main storm?
June 27, 2008 9:13 PM
 

JeriCorrell said:

Thanks Elaine. Will these manage to reach Shawnee? iI seems like ever since I moved I get all the weather I never got in Lenexa on 87th St. Another blogger, I forget who, said they would miss JoCo.
June 27, 2008 9:18 PM
 

UpNorth said:

Elaine,
My Border collie is wrapped around my legs as I type, the livestock guardian dogs (Great Pyrs) have climbed the fence and are now hiding in the lambing shed...hope the coyotes are afraid of thunder too :).  Its pretty much over now, just some lingering lightening but the rain has stopped, no hail.
June 27, 2008 9:19 PM
 

chieffan07 said:

Are we expecting more than one line of storms? Just wondering since the Severe Thunderstorm Watch was extended until 4am.

Thanks
June 27, 2008 9:25 PM
 

tirzah2 said:

I was hoping we'd have a  nice steady drink tonight.  But it appears we'll have a torrent that will run off.  

PS I joined the CoCoRaHS and have the type of gauge they want. Just have to wait on help to get the post in so I can hang it. Will let you know when it is installed guys.

Laura in Raytown
June 27, 2008 9:30 PM
 

Elaine said:

UpNorth, their dog is a goldie. Yesterday you had storms also, apparently, and my parents were down here in the city - she climbed the fence, they saw evidence of hair. The neighbor found her, put her in the house, where she destroyed all screen doors and windows - ripped them to shreds.  Coyotes - oh my, can you believe I heard coyotes hear in Olathe the other night? I'm by the pipeline. can't stand their yipping - that's the 2nd time they've run through there.

Jeri, sure looks like we won't get much, although the last few frames seem to show more building out to the west.

Jeremy - I'm not a stranger :) I just don't post! This is probably the absolute most ever!
June 27, 2008 9:30 PM
 

Emmysmom said:

Where are you located, UpNorth?
Outside here off of I29 and Stark, I see some pretty vivid lightening out my sliding glass door in the back -- looks pretty intense!
Any chance the bulk of this might skirt by us, or are we in for direct hit?  What is this storm doing now?  
June 27, 2008 9:34 PM
 

Brocksmama said:

Not to get off the weather subject, but we had a coyote in our front yard early one morning several months ago- also had a deer trot down the sidewalk going south on Oak.  We're not too far south of the plaza.  Makes you wonder where they're coming from!  The dog and I sat out watching the clouds this evening- now am just waiting on the storm to get here- if it does!
June 27, 2008 9:35 PM
 

mstauss said:

31 mph wind gust as the gust front came through.  Lots of lightning and now some heavy rain (1/4 inch as I type this) in Trimble, MO.  That's 5 miles north of Smithville.
June 27, 2008 9:36 PM
 

Nick Rau said:

Well that was one heavy storm!  The initial shelf cloud was cool as it was coming in with a slightly green looking sky behind the cloud.  Then the sky kind of brightened up slightly as the storm set in, but the rain slammed in with winds out of the north at about 40 m.p.h. at my house.  The lightning was frequent and vivid where you could "feel" the rumbling under your feet.  We also had some very small hail, interestingly we had some during the heaviest rain, and then as the rain let up we had another round of sparsely falling hail that was slightly bigger before the storm moved out.  Afterwards we were rewarded with the bright "orange" glow that is sometimes cast by the reflection of the setting sun off the high anvil clouds giving everything that almost "radioactive" orange look.  even as the storms roll away, the continually flickering lightning in the south and east sky is impressive.
June 27, 2008 9:37 PM
 

juba said:

I was drivinh home in Indiana/Illinois today from ohio and there was one storm in the afternoon around 2:40 Eastern Time (Indiana then) the rain was so heavy it looked like there was FIVE FEAT OF SNOW ON THE FRONT WINDSHEILD and the back windsheil was totally dry!
June 27, 2008 9:39 PM
 

mstauss said:

Nick where are you located, we had radioactive orange glow here as well just before the storms came in.  Close to .5" of rain now.
June 27, 2008 9:43 PM
 

jules7373 said:

If we could all tell each other where we are when posting I think it would be GREAT!

Jules~Lees Summit
June 27, 2008 9:47 PM
 

justatraveler said:

152 and 29 up north, can really hear the thunder now, winds are picking up, it was beautiful just about an hour ago when the sun was setting, very pink, loud thunder now
June 27, 2008 9:51 PM
 

jules7373 said:

Nothing happening here. Some dark beautiful clouds but thats it in LS
June 27, 2008 9:51 PM
 

justatraveler said:

wow what a lightening show to the north, looks to me like its around platte city right now, headed my way, dog is already shaking like a leaf and hiding, poor thing
June 27, 2008 9:53 PM
 

Brocksmama said:

Am starting to see vivid lightening and hearing some rumbles of thunder.  Still quite warm and muggy with a light breeze.  Bring on the storm!  Dea- 68th Terr. and Oak
June 27, 2008 9:55 PM
 

mstauss said:

It's all over here in Trimble, MO.  We had .51" of rain and a 31 mph wind gust, no hail.  Vivid lightning still off to the south and east.
Here's a link to my lightning map for the area, it's not perfect but it's fairly accurate.
http://www.houseofstauss.com/weather/lightning/lightning.html
June 27, 2008 9:56 PM
 

Emmysmom said:

How long does it take for these storms to roll through?  
Is there anything significant building behind it?
291/Stark -- the storm is more or less here.  No rain yet, but the wind is picking up and the lightening and thunder are overhead.
Wow...lightening is pretty intense as is the thunder.  I hope it doesn't wake my 2 year old up.
June 27, 2008 10:00 PM
 

justatraveler said:

so am I all alone here now? Ill just keep posting whats happening up here.  how is it that I love to watch the weather yet it just scares the heck out of me!!  Planes are going out VERY fast and low, wasnt sure if it was the thunder shaking the house or the jet,  just saw one big bolt of lightening come down, it was beautiful but a little to close
June 27, 2008 10:00 PM
 

Randy Cooper said:

so is chillicothe done for tonight? or are we expecting more since since the watch goes through 4 am?
June 27, 2008 10:01 PM
 

davidmcg said:

Raining now in rural McLouth KS -- 3 miles ne of McLouth
June 27, 2008 10:02 PM
 

Emmysmom said:

And now it is POURING!  I need to buy a rain gauge if I'm going to continue participating in this blog : )
June 27, 2008 10:02 PM
 

PlatteCityMatt said:

Very heavy rain west of KCI. My lawn needed a drink.
June 27, 2008 10:02 PM
 

justatraveler said:

its here!!! winds have really picked up, lightening is much more intense, and the rain just started, I hate this loud stuff, it shakes your stomach! that one was REALLY close!   very heavy rain and some small pea size hail
June 27, 2008 10:05 PM
 

kccatdr said:

Just moved through 114th and N. Oak. Lots of lightning and thunder, some wind and brief heavy rain. Still raining but not a downpour.
June 27, 2008 10:06 PM
 

justatraveler said:

we are still experiencing very heavy rain and a lot of lightening, I too wish I had a rain guage, winds arent bad at all now, 152 and 29 area

June 27, 2008 10:11 PM
 

farmgirl said:

I hope we don't get too strong winds or large hail down south.

Just my luck that the roofing company delivered the shingles and has them stacked on top of my roof along with rolls of tar paper. I sure don't want those items to blow off the roof and damage something else.... Like the metal chiminey flue. Thought by now all these severe storms would be dying down since we are almost into July and we could settle into a normal summer pattern. Long sigh....

After this round that is up North, I wonder if anymore storms will form? Guess I got to wait 10 more minutes to watch Jeremy so I can find out. Really need it to stay dry for baling hay. Another long sigh....
June 27, 2008 10:12 PM
 

davidmcg said:

Anybody in the Basehor or Piper area of KCK you want to keep an eye on that storm just sw of Lansing.  LVCO Deputies are saying it is putting out  quarter plus size hail and 45mph winds
June 27, 2008 10:15 PM
 

davidmcg said:

Hey farmgirl whats normal this year?  Makes living off the land really hard don't it?
June 27, 2008 10:16 PM
 

justatraveler said:

rain and winds have pretty much stopped at 152 and 29 but still a lot of lightening, not overhead tho, its moving out, as fast as it got here, it left
June 27, 2008 10:16 PM
 

Brocksmama said:

It's just now starting to rain a little.  Lots of lightening but not a lot of thunder.  Dea 68th Terr and Oak.
June 27, 2008 10:17 PM
 

Matt P said:

justatraveler, where are you located/?
   We're on N Tullis and N 76ths, right near Shoal Creek.  It's been lightning for a while and now is a steady downpour.
June 27, 2008 10:18 PM
 

davidmcg said:

Rains over here in rural McLouth KS a total of .18 and a 36mph wind.
June 27, 2008 10:20 PM
 

justatraveler said:

off subject, just venting, Im going to knock those kids upside the head next door if they dont knock it off with the firecrackers, I see them standing on the back deck throwing them.....hum, guess the parents arent home, geez
June 27, 2008 10:21 PM
 

justatraveler said:

Hi Matt, Im located just off Amity and 152 near Zona Rosa if that helps
June 27, 2008 10:22 PM
 

Brocksmama said:

OK this storm's teasing me- rained for about two seconds then stopped.  Still lightening but nothing else.  Dea
June 27, 2008 10:26 PM
 

5kckmartins said:

Wonderful lightning show.. some nice loud rumbles and a very steady rain.. Happy as a duck in a puddle lol.   I'm just relieved its cooling down.

Stacy N the Gang
June 27, 2008 10:29 PM
 

farmgirl said:

We haven't had normal for awhile. Ha! I'm just yearning for it. Last years late frost ruined the alflafa, and then because of the 16+ inches of rain in July we had hay baled in last week of July which made it stemy.

This years looks good, but the ground is so damp that I'm sure curing is going to be a bit of a challenge. Fuel prices are killing us though, so hay is going to be high even though it will be plentiful and some may get a second cutting of brome.

Traveler I can hear firecrackers off in the distance too. At first I thought it was thunder. Getting too many neighbors now. Sure makes the animals nervous. And I bet we will have a whole week or a bit longer since the 4th is on a 3 day weekend.

Maybe I will get missed with the heavy rain. I'll keep my fingers and toss crossed. Hee Hee
June 27, 2008 10:33 PM
 

bewild79 said:

169 and 68th street....watched it move in..LOTS of lightning, VERY heavy rain and some penny size hail but not too strong of wind.  Stood outside with the family and watched it.  Some had never seen hail.  It melted as quick as it was coming down.  Pretty show!
Becky
June 27, 2008 10:34 PM
 

bewild79 said:

Oh yea, do you think we will be taken out of the watch since that moved through?
June 27, 2008 10:35 PM
 

farmgirl said:

Jeremy, you said that after the storms move through the metro that should be it for the evening. How about us down here in the south? If the front moves through without any rain will that be it?
June 27, 2008 10:35 PM
 

HailJonathan said:

maybe there's still hope I'll get my lamp posts blown over after all.
June 27, 2008 10:35 PM
 

HailJonathan said:

the lightning is awesome down here.
June 27, 2008 10:36 PM
 

HailJonathan said:

naw there's no hope. this line isn't doing anything in time it reaches me.
June 27, 2008 10:39 PM
 

bewild79 said:

Hey Jonathan!  Hows it goin?
June 27, 2008 10:39 PM
 

HailJonathan said:

Hey Becky! It's going. I had to leave for a while. There is a very cruel soul among us.
June 27, 2008 10:42 PM
 

Brocksmama said:

Wow!! Mega boom of thunder!!  Lightening really good now! Starting to rain- finally!  Dea- 68th Terr and Oak
June 27, 2008 10:42 PM
 

auroramama said:

I am so wondering if we will be removed from the watch after this line blows through.  And also about ready to smack some kids shooting off fireworks.  LOL
June 27, 2008 10:42 PM
 

HailJonathan said:

This line isn't imprezzive...I'm dissappointed
June 27, 2008 10:43 PM
 

bewild79 said:

I know I was here too!  Its ok though its over and we had a great storm!  I even stood outside and watched it!  I wasnt even scared!  Maybe it was just because there was no tornado threat. lol
Becky
June 27, 2008 10:43 PM
 

HailJonathan said:

maybe if it gets stronger down to the south I'll go chase after it!=P who's with me?
June 27, 2008 10:44 PM
 

chieffan07 said:

Hey there Hail. I was wonderin where you were. LOL.
June 27, 2008 10:44 PM
 

HailJonathan said:

where do you live Becky?
June 27, 2008 10:44 PM
 

WycoSpotter said:

Just enough sprinkles to wet the ground here at 130th and State Avenue in KCK. According to the latest radar scan, looks like my area of WYCO is done for the night. Looking forward to the cooler temps none the less, and unfortunately back to watering.

Bryan
June 27, 2008 10:47 PM
 

siraluce said:

KCK N 18th and State area..

0.37 inches in 10 minutes from 10:30 to 10:40 PM..

0.04 inches this morning

Out taking some snapshots near Hwy 169 and 108th as it was coming in.. then some more at Horizons Pkwy and I-635.

Impressive lightning and clouds.. in fact I almost peed my pants.. but a quick shot at the fort.  Just got another loud jolt of thunder, though.. kind of like an artillary shell but no rain.. more back-building, perhaps?
June 27, 2008 10:47 PM
 

HailJonathan said:

Gaaahhh Blog is being slow!
June 27, 2008 10:48 PM
 

HailJonathan said:

Hey there Chief how's it hangin tonight buddy? =D
June 27, 2008 10:49 PM
 

farmgirl said:

Doesn't it look like the storms are starting to fill in and expand south and west of Topeka?
June 27, 2008 10:50 PM
 

bewild79 said:

I live off 169 and 68th st in the northland..
June 27, 2008 10:52 PM
 

HailJonathan said:

yeah but not nearly as intense as those ones on the MO side
June 27, 2008 10:53 PM
 

jules7373 said:

I'm with you Jonathan. Chasing it now...
June 27, 2008 10:53 PM
 

chieffan07 said:

Not bad Hail. Had a quick line of storms but nothing too wild. Just like I like 'em. LOL.
June 27, 2008 10:55 PM
 

HailJonathan said:

new blog!
June 27, 2008 10:55 PM
 

bewild79 said:

NEW BLOG
June 27, 2008 10:56 PM
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