Two more rounds of severe weather coming

It's great to be back and focusing on our next round of strong to severe storms that will impact Kansas. I was in Boston this week for training and talking with other meteorologists from across the country on how they cover weather in their areas. So much to learn from our peers and gather new ideas on how we can improve.

Setup for today (Friday):

This next round will start early evening in western Kansas. Some large hail and strong winds up to 70 mph, and heavy rains will be the main concerns. Once the storms get going, they will be pushing east/southeast and weaken in time. I expect after 10 p.m., the severe threat will diminish substantially. Heaviest rainfall amounts will be in west central and southwest Kansas. Some areas could get over 1.5-2".

Sunday evening-early Monday:

This will be another very healthy storm pushing out of the Rockies with heavy rainfall, wind, and hail threats. It will likely start during the early evening in western Kansas and then move east. More heavy rains will fall with this round and it could very well hit some of the same areas that were hit with heavy rains just a few weeks back. I know some runoff would be welcome to fill farm ponds and put water back in lakes/streams, but this could be dangerous if we end up getting too much. So please be prepared for another round of active weather right at the end of the weekend.