Posted on 04/24/2007 11:09:56 AM PDT by sully777
An active weather day is in store for the Central and Southern Plains eastward to the Mississippi River today. An outbreak of severe thunderstorms capable of producing tornadoes, including large and long-tracked tornadoes, large hail, and damaging winds is expected to begin later this afternoon in portions of the Great Plains and move eastward as the day progresses. Thunderstorms are expected to develop over parts of Kansas and southern Nebraska this afternoon, with more storms developing late this afternoon and this evening over Oklahoma and Texas. These storms will move eastward into western Missouri, western Arkansas, and western Louisiana by tonight, with additional storms possible late in central and eastern Missouri.
Farther to the north over much of Nebraska eastward into Iowa and northern Illinois, heavy rain with localized flooding will be possible. Flood watches have been posted over parts of central Nebraska due to the expectation of heavy rains today. Heavy rain could reach Chicago by sunrise on Wednesday.
All of this will be moving to the east into the Mississippi and Ohio River Valleys on Wednesday, bringing a chance of heavy rain to the Great Lakes and Ohio Valley and thunderstorms across the Mid-South and Tennessee Valley as well.
In Colorado and Wyoming, this same storm system will bring a chance of heavy snow to the Rockies and Front Range, particularly on eastern slopes above 6000 feet. Denver may also see some snow from this system before precipitation winds down.
In addition, windy conditions are expected from Mexico to Canada in the Plains and Rockies, with extremely dry air in New Mexico and West Texas aiding in bringing a higher fire danger to these areas, with fire weather watches and red flag warnings in effect today.
If you live in the Plains or Mississippi Valley, pay close attention to the weather today: especially this afternoon, evening, and into tonight.
Thanks to it for bttting, though.
Good grief, grow up.
...and take your meds.
Enjoy your day off.
Thank you.
Not so nice weather we’re having eh?
Shoot yeh, you just got to keep a gallon of water in a jug to prime it.
Oh, and you better be in good shape too. ;^)
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK 533 PM CDT TUE APR 24 2007
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ISSUED A
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR... EASTERN CHOCTAW COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA PUSHMATAHA COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA
* UNTIL 630 PM CDT
* AT 530 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING PENNY SIZE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS TO 70 MPH. THESE STORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 9 MILES WEST OF MOYERS TO KENT TO 21 MILES SOUTH OF GOODLAND...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH. THESE STORMS HAVE A HISTORY OF PRODUCING DAMAGING WINDS WITH DAMAGE TO MOBILE HOMES.
* SOME LOCATIONS NEAR THE PATH OF THESE STORMS INCLUDE...GOODLAND... ANTLERS...KELLOND...MOYERS...HUGO... KOSOMA...MESSER...DUNBAR... RATTAN... SNOW...SAWYER...STANLEY...FORT TOWSON...OLETA...CLAYTON... CLOUDY... TUSKAHOMA...ALBION...KIAMICHI AND NASHOBA.
A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE WARNED AREA. TORNADOES CAN DEVELOP SUDDENLY FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS. IF YOU ARE NEAR THE PATH OF THIS STORM... BE ALERT FOR RAPIDLY CHANGING WEATHER CONDITIONS. TAKE COVER ON THE LOWEST FLOOR IN AN INTERIOR ROOM AND STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS.
I am enjoying watching the sky change constantly with swift moving cloud banks billowing along.
The glorious Arkansas River is a river again.
Drinking light "Tequila Ricky's" at Los Cabos Riverwalk cabana bar is the Bomb these days.
Shoot! That counts me out!
It’s still OK here in eastern Ontario.
It looks like it will track to the south of us.
How is it in Missouri?
“The glorious Arkansas River is a river again.”
What was it before? Bone dry?
It's level is controlled by Keystone Dam northwest of Tulsa.
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Might wish I had a basement before tonight is over. Air started changing a few hours ago. It just started pouring rain
Kansas City North just had the first round pass by about 6:00 CST with hail to the size of small gravel. The second round is about on me now as I can hear the approaching thunderstorm. However, the worst may yet come as it’s still raunchy out in central Kansas per NWS RADAR. When I was a younger lad, I was stationed at Fort Sill, Oklahoma near Lawton. In my off time I would get in my forecaster buddies truck and we would chase a storm, any storm, looking for that elusive tornadic circulation. It was the best of times. Later in my life as a TV Meteorologist (Seal #230 for the sleuths amongst youns) I continued the chase but not with the gusto and wide-eyed wonder that was so fascinating back in 1972. Now, I simply observe, from the seat of my rig, or from the deck of my townhouse, and recall the days of glory when it was so cool to run free without worries of family, children, and finances. I still can’t sleep thru a thunderstorm. It rattles the walls of the house like a Bay Area earthquake would rattle the walls of my family’s humble West Pittsburg, CA home. Just as well, never know when the ‘big one’, whether tornado or earthquake, will finally get ya. Oh, that I could sit once again in the remote observing site at Henry Post Army Airfield and watch the 50 mph advance of a curtain of rain and observe the needle on the recording anemometer as it swished its way to 62-72-82 mph! All alone with no one but my pounding heart. What a rush! Why would anyone so inclined want to return to the banality that is Bay Area weather? Hummmm?
We JUST had rotation out the back window. Passed just to our west. The wife, our 17 year-old daughter and I are volunteer firemen/firechicks and have not been called out yet, so I’m guessing it did not touch down. Fingers crossed and hoping all is well elsewhere. We did have some trees blown down in our little town, and we have the worst part of the storm on the way.
“Has the issue of the May ‘03 tornado in KS/MO been resolved as F-4 or F-5?”
It was a high F4...not quite F5...though an F4 is nothing to sneeze at.
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