8-19-18 Central Plains Sunday Update: Locally heavy rains expected across portions of the area to end the weekend…a few strong storms expected in southeast KS & southwest MO this evening. I.
19
Aug
By Chief Meteorologist Michael Clark

8-19-18 Central Plains Sunday Update: Locally heavy rains expected across portions of the area to end the weekend…a few strong storms expected in southeast KS & southwest MO this evening. I.

Good Sunday morning everyone! Many are waking up to quite a soggy morning across central NE and KS as a shield of heavy rain (remnants of last night's storms in the High Plains) is slowly lifting northeastward through the region. Shown below is a radar loop for the region as…
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8-18-18 KS/NE/SD/ND Afternoon Update: Eying scattered showers/storms, possibly strong, to lift into the High Plains and points further east this afternoon through tonight. I.
18
Aug
By Chief Meteorologist Michael Clark

8-18-18 KS/NE/SD/ND Afternoon Update: Eying scattered showers/storms, possibly strong, to lift into the High Plains and points further east this afternoon through tonight. I.

Good afternoon again everyone! This update will discuss the strong storm threat across the Western Plains this afternoon into tonight. Shown below is an updated version of the Severe Storm Outlook for today with an attached brief synopsis of what to expect.  Areas of showers and storms will begin to…
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8-18-18 Northern Plains Saturday Update: An approaching frontal boundary will provide shower and storm risks this afternoon through Monday morning. I.
18
Aug
By Chief Meteorologist Michael Clark

8-18-18 Northern Plains Saturday Update: An approaching frontal boundary will provide shower and storm risks this afternoon through Monday morning. I.

Good Saturday morning everyone! A majority of the region remains quiet as of 8am CDT with just a few stray showers clipping the far northern portions of the region along the US/Canadian border. These showers will continue to lift eastward through the remainder of the morning. The bigger story will…
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8-18-18 Central Plains Saturday Update: Active pattern commences later today with sct’d strong storms expected across the Western Plains…shower/storm activity pushes eastward into Sunday. I.
18
Aug
By Chief Meteorologist Michael Clark

8-18-18 Central Plains Saturday Update: Active pattern commences later today with sct’d strong storms expected across the Western Plains…shower/storm activity pushes eastward into Sunday. I.

Good Saturday morning everyone! We are watching the threat for some strong thunderstorms today across the High Plains as another upper-level low digs into the region. A surface cold front will accompany this low and track into the Western Plains late today as well. Scattered showers and storms, possibly strong…
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8-17-18 Central Plains Forecast: Drier conditions settle in today….turning active late weekend. Details here. N.
17
Aug
By Chief Meteorologist Michael Clark

8-17-18 Central Plains Forecast: Drier conditions settle in today….turning active late weekend. Details here. N.

Video: http://youtu.be/gqMSsidc_kE?hd=1 Good Friday morning.  Very heavy storms continue across southeast Kansas this morning.  These will gradually move off to the southeast later this morning.  Additional light showers moving into eastern Iowa wrapping around an upper-level low.   Rainfall accumulation over the past 24 hours shown below.  Excessive rains have…
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8-16-18 KS/MO/IA Evening Update: Tracking strong storms across eastern KS/western MO this evening while pushing eastward overnight. Additional isolated storm chances exist for Friday. I.
16
Aug
By Chief Meteorologist Michael Clark

8-16-18 KS/MO/IA Evening Update: Tracking strong storms across eastern KS/western MO this evening while pushing eastward overnight. Additional isolated storm chances exist for Friday. I.

Good evening everyone! A busy evening is on tap across the area as an upper-level low continues to provide lift across eastern IA where scattered showers and storms are currently located as of 5pm CDT. Areas of isolated heavier showers in northwestern IA are persisting along the western periphery of…
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8-16-18 Central Plains Forecast: Scattered storm risks next 24 hours….next system arrives later this weekend. Details here. N.
16
Aug
By Chief Meteorologist Michael Clark

8-16-18 Central Plains Forecast: Scattered storm risks next 24 hours….next system arrives later this weekend. Details here. N.

Video (Broke the videos down into an Iowa/Nebraska video and Kansas/Missouri to break things down a bit): Iowa/Nebraska Video: http://youtu.be/5Gnfc3gaHjU?hd=1 Kansas/Missouri Video: http://youtu.be/utNSfsGV3dc?hd=1 Going to watch the threat for a few severe storms mainly as we head into the evening/overnight from central and southeast Kansas and western Missouri.   Forecast…
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