8-8-18 Central Plains Forecast: Dry pattern developing for most….scattered storm risks continue south over the next week. Details here. N.
08
Aug
By Chief Meteorologist Michael Clark

8-8-18 Central Plains Forecast: Dry pattern developing for most….scattered storm risks continue south over the next week. Details here. N.

Video: http://youtu.be/IIs1otchTmc?hd=1 Forecast across the region today is shown below.  Still a few hit/miss showers and storms in the green shaded areas.  Highest coverage across western Kansas, where we could even see a few additional strong storms capable of hail and wind pockets. Forecast radar from 9am today through 6am…
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8-7-18 Central Plains Forecast: Storm chances shift south through mid-week….drier pattern develops for most. Details here. N.
07
Aug
By Chief Meteorologist Michael Clark

8-7-18 Central Plains Forecast: Storm chances shift south through mid-week….drier pattern develops for most. Details here. N.

Video: http://youtu.be/-LC7fjhAQJw?hd=1 Forecast across the region today: Forecast radar time-stamps through the day: Will need to watch southwest Kansas for an uptick in storm chances mainly after midnight tonight into Wednesday morning.  Forecast radar from 11pm-11am CDT tonight into Wednesday morning shown below: Total precipitation through 11am Wednesday: Watch the…
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8-6-18 Central Plains Forecast: Continued storm risks shift south through Tuesday….drier mid-week. N.
06
Aug
By Chief Meteorologist Michael Clark

8-6-18 Central Plains Forecast: Continued storm risks shift south through Tuesday….drier mid-week. N.

Video: http://youtu.be/MlTMgHkKK_A?hd=1 Today's forecast across the region:  VERY hot ahead of the cold front in Kansas/Missouri today!  Shower and storm chances increase mainly after 4/5pm lasting through the overnight with the highest risks in the shaded areas. Here is a general time-line of the storm progression across these areas this…
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8-5-18 NE/IA/MN/SD PM Update: Strong/severe storm risks increasing through the evening hours…areas of heavy rains likely in northeast NE/northern IA. I.
05
Aug
By Chief Meteorologist Michael Clark

8-5-18 NE/IA/MN/SD PM Update: Strong/severe storm risks increasing through the evening hours…areas of heavy rains likely in northeast NE/northern IA. I.

Good afternoon everyone! A band of heavier showers and storms continue to progress northeast across northern NE into southern SD as of 12:40pm CDT. A few stray showers have also trekked into far southwestern MN/northwest IA. An earlier patch of showers/storms have pushed eastward across the state of IA with…
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8-5-18 Northern Plains Sunday Update: Additional sct’d strong storms possible through tonight, mainly in southern SD/MN. Iso/sct’d storms persist into tomorrow. I.
05
Aug
By Chief Meteorologist Michael Clark

8-5-18 Northern Plains Sunday Update: Additional sct’d strong storms possible through tonight, mainly in southern SD/MN. Iso/sct’d storms persist into tomorrow. I.

Good Sunday morning everyone! A vast majority of the region this is dry as of 10:20am CDT with scattered showers/storms working their way northeastward into the far southern portions of SD.  Another day of impactful storms is on tap across our southern areas as discussed in the graphic below. The…
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8-5-18 Central Plains Sunday Update: Tracking a cluster of storms over IA this morning…additional strong storms likely this afternoon through tonight across NE/IA. I.
05
Aug
By Chief Meteorologist Michael Clark

8-5-18 Central Plains Sunday Update: Tracking a cluster of storms over IA this morning…additional strong storms likely this afternoon through tonight across NE/IA. I.

Good Sunday morning everyone! An active morning has evolved over portions of IA as an MCS (Mesoscale Convection System) developed over the far northwestern portions of the state. Since then it has took a dive towards the southeast, currently impacting locations in central/northeast IA as of 6:40am CDT. Over the…
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