8-20-18 Central Plains Forecast: Active day in eastern areas….additional rain risks in southwest Plains mid-week.  Details here. N.

8-20-18 Central Plains Forecast: Active day in eastern areas….additional rain risks in southwest Plains mid-week. Details here. N.

Iowa/Missouri Video: http://youtu.be/zDL06mn6svQ?hd=1 Nebraska/Kansas Video: http://youtu.be/GFOPAbmhqcA?hd=1 Watch areas south of I-44 in Missouri for a severe storm threat this afternoon.  Especially watch areas around Centerville, Poplar Bluff, and Cape Girardeau.  Hard to disagree with the latest NOAA SPC severe outlook today.  Think highest risk is from 2pm-6pm CDT.  Damaging winds,…
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8-19-18 Northern Plains Sunday Update: Areas of showers and storms, heavy at times, will persist across portions of the region through Monday. I.

8-19-18 Northern Plains Sunday Update: Areas of showers and storms, heavy at times, will persist across portions of the region through Monday. I.

Good Sunday morning everyone! A couple distinct areas of morning convection are draped across portions of the Northern Plains as of 8:30am CDT. The first impacting eastern ND, northeastern SD, and northwestern MN. The other hangs back drifting south across western SD. There is also some scattered shower/storm development occurring…
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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.

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.

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.

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.

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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