Severe chance for parts of Kansas Friday

Leftover thunderstorms from the north will be passing through eastern Kansas today (Friday), but shouldn't be hanging around for too long before departure. Even after some hotter weather this week, we are still doing fine on rainfall for most of the state (I know there are some out there hoping for more rain soon), but wheat harvest is about to start and dry weather is preferred in much of the ag community.

Storms moving south into the evening will have a hail and wind threat, and given the very high humidity, be prepared for some blinding rainfall if caught driving in the storms. 

The expectation is that most, if not all of the storms will exit Kansas before midnight, but a few leftover showers may still be around south of Wichita early Saturday. 

Next week:

 

The high pressure (or heat dome) will shift west early in the week. This kind of pattern is not necessarily favorable for cool weather with rain in Kansas, but it's also not going to be unbearable for our immediate area. A few storm chances will be mixed into the forecast early in the week, but nothing that stands out as a solid chance for widespread rainfall. 

Another tornado record set in the month of May:

Storm Prediction Center has been releasing some incredible records set by the lack of significant severe weather in May. Remember, tornado records go back to 1950 and across the country, we average about 300. While we ended up having near normal tornadoes, only 8 of them were considered "strong".