Another active day but changes are showing up

The weather pattern is finally showing signs of change this week and a break from the endless heavy rain is here. All of the active weather created by a stubborn low pressure that was parked in the southwest for the last few weeks. That low pressure is FINALLY coming through the area today and will shove the widespread storms on to the east. HOWEVER, as the low pressure moves through, it does set us up for more dangerous weather Tuesday evening.

Highest tornado threat today: Northeast Kansas

A warm front in that area will lead to strongly rotating storms that could very easily produce some tornadoes. That threat covers Kansas City and areas into Nebraska and Iowa. There will be scattered storms along and east of I-135 after 3/4 pm with most storms producing heavy rains and some hail. I don't expect that many tornadoes south of I-70.

Calmer weather Wednesday/Thursday:
We will finally see the active weather shoved east. The low pressure I mentioned above is rolling through the plains today. As it does, severe weather and heavy rains will shift east of our area for Wednesday/Thursday. MAJOR rains are in the forecast for eastern Oklahoma and parts of southwest Missouri. Where the levees are close to failing, another 2-5 inches of rain could fall Wednesday night, so it could be an extremely serious situation with additional storms headed to the area.

How wet has the month of May been?
It's been crazy to say the least. Some areas have had 1/2 of their yearly rainfall in just the past 30 days. That's why we are making history with many areas having one of their wettest months of May on record. The wettest month ever recorded in Wichita had just over 14" of rain, and we are closing in on that record fast.

Coming up later this week we will look into the month of June and see if there are chances we could begin drying out.