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Hey Bloggers…well, I think today wins “MOST INTERESTING WEATHER DAY” of the year…at least so far!

In additions to the funnel clouds…brief touchdowns…hail…lightning…the intense rainfall totals:

These are estimates from ESP:Live for rain from this morning and afternoon.  Jeff Penner had a total of 4.7″ at his house.   Flood warnings continue overnight for the southern metro and we have . . . → Read More: Few more overnight t-storms for KC, but severe weather moves onward

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Good late afternoon bloggers,

The Storm Prediction Center has issued a Severe Thunderstorm Watch which does include the KC metro area.  Thunderstorms are developing, but in the cooler more stabilized air from the earlier thunderstorms. They are forming because of a front that is slowly moving our way and an upper level disturbance that is approaching from . . . → Read More: Severe Thunderstorm Watch This Evening

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Good morning bloggers!

Below are the estimates for rainfall through 11am:

…And it was still raining as I posted this image.  An areal flood advisory was posted for KC with these heavy rainfall totals and isolated heavy rainfall totals.  We had reports of a water rescue near our station.

Previous blog below:

Morning T-Storms started firing over parts of KC . . . → Read More: T-Storms with very heavy rain!

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It’ll be a caliente Cinco de Mayo!

Near 90 today…heat index near 95.

Have you heard about this Super Full Moon hubbub for tonight?

The above pic is from nasa.gov.  According to NASA the moon this evening should look 14% bigger and 30% brighter (than the dimmer – apogee full moon).  The reason, the elliptical orbit the moon takes . . . → Read More: Cinco de Mayo!

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Good Friday morning bloggers,

A thunderstorm moved through the KC metro during the 6 AM hour. This is a weak disturbance in southwest flow exiting the region and it will end up being a rather hot afternoon as temperatures approach 90 degrees today and Saturday.  Our forecast high tomorrow is 91. This morning’s rain again leaves me . . . → Read More: Morning thunderstorms moving away with heat arriving this afternoon

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Good evening bloggers,

The SPC issued a Tornado Watch for areas north and northeast of Kansas City. There is a capping layer of warm air at around 10,000 feet that has spread overhead and it is just strong enough to keep these thunderstorms from exploding to severe levels, at least so far. The thundertorms that formed near . . . → Read More: Tornado Watch Northern Missouri This Evening

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Good morning bloggers,

At 5 AM strong thunderstorms were developing/moving across northeastern Kansas into northwestern Missouri. These have been forming on a developing outflow boundary. This boundary was created by a complex of thunderstorms over Nebraska a few hours ago and a large area of rain cooled air has spread out of those thunderstorms and this has . . . → Read More: Tracking thunderstorms and an outflow boundary…Slight Risk Today

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Good morning bloggers,

Who is going to turn on their air conditioner?  I think I will be turning mine on for the first time this year. Yes, on those earlier 90 degree days it was hot inside, but we have a long stretch of very warm and humid weather that began yesterday and is going to continue . . . → Read More: Very warm & humid

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Good morning,

May began with a boom with thunderstorms between midnight and 4 AM.  A warm front will be passing through this morning with a chance of a thunderstorm near the warm front.  After this warm front jumps north into Nebraska and Iowa it will be weakening and . . . → Read More: Warm front will pass through today

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Good late afternoon,

There is some strong evidence that Kansas City will be near the center of what should be a likely complex of thunderstorms later tonight into Tuesday morning. A stationary front, located over Oklahoma this afternoon, will begin lifting northward and it is the kind of set-up that gives me strong confidence that thunderstorms will . . . → Read More: We are forecasting thunderstorms later tonight!

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