Tuesday, April 30, 2019

Heavy rains - some severe potential

The waves of rain just keep on coming for Kansas and it's far from over. I know a few emails came in yesterday from some viewers who were disappointed that they hadn't had any rain at all, but the chances continue this week. Let's briefly look at the setup today:

Severe Chance for Tuesday afternoon:
The focus will mainly be from Wichita east, and the biggest threat looks to be large hail (maybe up to golf ball size). Storms will once again move northeast after they develop, and unlike recent severe storms, these will likely happen EARLIER in the afternoon. I think we could have some strong to severe storms by mid-afternoon in south central Kansas. So I'm suggesting the timing (for south central Kansas) looks to be from 3-7 pm. After that, the severe threat will be shifting east from our area.

Another round - Wednesday night:
I'm not concerned about severe weather for this time frame. This will likely be a batch of rain and some thunder that moves almost due east. It should bring some welcomes rains to western Kansas where recent storms have been spotty. This time frame could have another .50"-1.00" for some spots.

We will then catch a break from any widespread storms from Thursday afternoon - much of the weekend.

But next week, the weather pattern may be loading up for more active stretches for the Plains. It's VERY difficult to highlight any particular day next week that will have the best storm chances, but it's certainly not going to be sunny and dry for the entire week. I'll keep you updated both on here and on air as we continue to move through this active period for the plains.

Have a great day.

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