8-14-18 Northern Plains: Timing out storm risks today and into tomorrow. B.

8-14-18 Northern Plains: Timing out storm risks today and into tomorrow. B.

Today's Video:  http://youtu.be/G9VZTPX28vA?hd=1 Good Tuesday morning everyone! We have light showers ongoing in the Western Dakotas this morning while a cluster of storms is working through Central Minnesota. These storms likely continue to slowly pushes SE throughout the morning hours, continuing into mid-day. Wouldn't rule out an additional 0.5-1.0" under…
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8-13-18 Northern Plains Evening Update: A frontal boundary will provide heat relief and widely scattered rain chances across portions of the region into mid-week. I.

8-13-18 Northern Plains Evening Update: A frontal boundary will provide heat relief and widely scattered rain chances across portions of the region into mid-week. I.

Good evening everyone! Temperatures continue to cool off across central and western ND as showers with embedded storms in association with a cold front work across the area. The radar loop shown below is current as of 5:10pm CDT. Out ahead of this boundary, compressional heating has allowed widespread 90s…
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8-13-18 Central Plains PM Update: Widespread shower and storm activity across KS will lift north/eastward through mid-week. I.

8-13-18 Central Plains PM Update: Widespread shower and storm activity across KS will lift north/eastward through mid-week. I.

Good afternoon everyone! This update provides 18z high-resolution model runs in regards to precipitation over the next couple of days. Numerous shower/storm activity has filled in across portions of KS, southwestern MO, and southeast NE as of 4:25pm CDT. The culprit for this convection is an upper-level low lifting northward…
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8-13-18 Central Plains Forecast: Widespread rains work in across KS/MO through mid-week…more active area-wide late month.  Details here. N.

8-13-18 Central Plains Forecast: Widespread rains work in across KS/MO through mid-week…more active area-wide late month. Details here. N.

Video: http://youtu.be/FB7JrX6_90g?hd=1 Today's regional forecast: Forecast radar over the next 24 hours (through 7am CDT Tuesday) showing the rains continuing to lift northward across Kansas today, becoming more numerous this afternoon and especially tonight, creeping north into southeast Nebraska and across western Missouri.   Rain through 7am CDT Tuesday: Widespread…
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8-12-18 Northern Plains Sunday Update: Hot and dry conditions persist today before a cold front drops temperatures across the region early week. I.

8-12-18 Northern Plains Sunday Update: Hot and dry conditions persist today before a cold front drops temperatures across the region early week. I.

Good morning everyone! Not much has changed from yesterday as plentiful sunshine remains draped across the region. Areas of smoke originating from West Canadian wildfires are expected to continue across the eastern Dakotas into MN today.  Another day of potential record highs is on tap today across the Dakotas where…
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8-12-18 Central Plains Sunday Update: Widely scattered storms anticipated in the far southern portions of the region today…watching for beneficial rains this upcoming week. I.

8-12-18 Central Plains Sunday Update: Widely scattered storms anticipated in the far southern portions of the region today…watching for beneficial rains this upcoming week. I.

Good Sunday morning everyone! Most people are waking up to plentiful sunshine across the area as of 9:15am CDT. A few cloud decks have begun to work into our southern areas due to an upper-level low south of the region. Some smoke is also present in eastern NE/northwestern KS that…
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8-12-18 Cincinnati Reds Forecast: Hit or miss storms expected in the area to end of the weekend…rain chances increase heading into mid-week. I.

8-12-18 Cincinnati Reds Forecast: Hit or miss storms expected in the area to end of the weekend…rain chances increase heading into mid-week. I.

Good morning! Here's the latest 7-day forecast: We are expecting another round of hit or miss storms this afternoon/evening across the area. Compared to yesterday's storms, I believe coverage will be slightly less (20-30%) along with most of the activity developing north of the Ohio River. Upper-air flow will come…
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