Friday, June 19, 2020

A very different pattern - welcome rainfall

I hope you get some decent rain that we've been advertising both here and on the air. It's been a long haul this June without much moisture at all, but the tables are turning. And it sure looks like we will finish off the month with a much more active setup than what we've seen the last 3 weeks (or longer for some)

More storms coming into the evening/overnight:

Another round is likely on the way for western Kansas into Friday night. Some heavy rainfall and gusty winds to 30 mph are likely. They will keep moving east, but should weaken as they move along. And any leftovers Saturday morning will dry up pretty quickly.

Focus turns to Sunday evening-night - severe chances:

I think this area of storms will be lining up for central, southwest, and south central Kansas. It doesn't look like the northwest will see that much in the way of rain, but will continue to watch the setup. Severe storms look likely with a threat of damaging wind gusts and more heavy rain.

Once the storms get going, they will move southeast. The farther west you are, the less likely it will storm Sunday night. Another cold front should push through the area into Sunday evening to kick start the storms. There could easily be some  1-2" amounts from this round alone.

Next week-It won't be quite as hot as much of June has been so far. We have a large low pressure "trough" up in the Great Lakes and northern Plains that will help to drive more fronts down into the central Plains. There will be scattered chances for storms, mostly later in the week. And this kind of setup will keep us out of a major heat wave to finish off the month. Yes, there will be some much warmer days at the end of next week (June 25-26), but it won't last for very long before the next front gets to Kansas.

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