Saturday, May 17, 2008

Help! Storm CHasing Equipment

Monday, May 12, 2008

Storm Chasing Tomorrow

Tomorrow (Tuesday),  My dad,and I will be going Storm Chasing with Sean Wilson of Blown Away Tours!! www.blownawaytours.com  KC has a Slight Risk for Severe Weather, we are planning to go to Joplin,Mo. We are hoping we will see our 1st Tornado ever!! I'll have more Wednesday!
 
Andrew

Friday, May 2, 2008

More T-Storm Warnings

WUUS53 KEAX 020644
SVREAX
MOC037-047-095-165-020715-
/O.NEW.KEAX.SV.W.0071.080502T0641Z-080502T0715Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO
141 AM CDT FRI MAY 2 2008

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PLEASANT HILL HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
  CASS COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL MISSOURI
  CLAY COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL MISSOURI
  JACKSON COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL MISSOURI
  SOUTHERN PLATTE COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL MISSOURI

* UNTIL 215 AM CDT

* AT 136 AM CDT...TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTERS WERE TRACKING A SEVERE
  SQUALL WITH NUMEROUS REPORTS OF WINDS UP TO 75 MPH FROM TONGANOXIE
  TO OLATHE. NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR SHOWED WIDESPREAD
  DESTRUCTIVE WINDS UP TO 75 MPH STILL LIKELY AS THIS SQUALL LINE
  HEADS TOWARD THE KANSAS CITY METROPOLITAN AREA. AT 135 AM...THESE
  STORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM BASEHOR TO
  BONNER SPRINGS TO LENEXA TO FONTANA...AND RACING NORTHEAST AT 60
  MPH. THIS IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS SITUATION. PERSONS TRAVELING
  ALONG INTERSTATE 70 IN AND WEST OF THE KANSAS CITY AREA SHOULD
  SEEK SAFETY IMMEDIATELY.

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE NEAR...
  KANSAS CITY...PARKVILLE...AND GRANDVIEW BY 150 AM CDT.
  RIVERSIDE...RAYTOWN...RAYMORE AND PLATTE WOODS BY 155 AM CDT.
  SUGAR CREEK...COURTNEY...PLEASANT VALLEY AND LEE'S SUMMIT BY 200 AM
  CDT.
  SMITHVILLE AND LIBERTY BY 205 AM CDT.

THE TOWNS OF STILLINGS...FARLEY...EAST LEAVENWORTH...WEST LINE...
MAYWOOD...OAKS...KANSAS CITY INTL AIRPORT...OAKWOOD PARK...OAKWOOD
AND UNITY VILLAGE ARE ALSO IN THE PATH OF THESE SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS.

THIS IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS SITUATION WITH WIDESPREAD WIND DAMAGE
POSSIBLE. MOBILE HOMES AND HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES ARE ESPECIALLY
SUSCEPTIBLE TO WINDS OF THIS MAGNITUDE AND MAY BE OVERTURNED. MOVE
IMMEDIATELY TO A STURDY BUILDING AND STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS.

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 AM CDT FRIDAY MORNING FOR
NORTHEASTERN KANSAS AND NORTHERN MISSOURI.

LAT...LON 3934 9424 3931 9422 3921 9422 3922 9419
      3919 9419 3915 9411 3859 9415 3847 9462
      3902 9462 3914 9459 3922 9478 3935 9492
      3946 9446
TIME...MOT...LOC 0641Z 242DEG 50KT 3921 9494 3911 9482
          3895 9465 3850 9473

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BOOKBINDER

 

 

 

Powerful Winds

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PLEASANT HILL HAS ISSUED A
 
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
  JOHNSON COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL KANSAS
  LEAVENWORTH COUNTY IN NORTHEAST KANSAS
  MIAMI COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL KANSAS
  WYANDOTTE COUNTY IN NORTHEAST KANSAS
  SOUTHERN PLATTE COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL MISSOURI
 
* UNTIL 200 AM CDT
 
* AT 109 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED  
  A SEVERE SQUALL LINE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DESTRUCTIVE HURRICANE  
  FORCE WINDS UP TO 80 MPH. THIS IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS  
  SITUATION...WITH WIDESPREAD SIGNIFICANT WIND DAMAGE POSSIBLE. 
  THESE STORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 20 MILES
  WEST OF TONGANOXIE TO 10 MILES WEST OF EDGERTON TO 10 MILES WEST
  OF PARKER...AND RACING EAST AT 60 MPH.

 

Damage

Several Tornado Warnings have been issued, and there have been reports of 60+mph Damaging Winds with Power poles knocked down, power outages just west of here,
 
Andrew

Update: 1am

The NWS has extended the Tornado Watch until 8am. The final roudn is coming through, and the Tornado Threat is still minimal.

 

More updates,

Andrew

Thursday, May 1, 2008

Update: 9:48pm

The latest above, storms will continue through the night, the tornado threat is there, but has dimished a bit.

 

Updates to Come, Remember for Live Storm Tracker Radar go to http://liveradar.zxq.net/

 

Andrew

Update: 8:30pm

What a Crazy Night! Tornado Warning in Olathe, which have been allowed to expire. Tornado Threat is still there, but  no more warnings so far. More T-Storms are developing west of Topeka, that will be the main Even for later tonight.

 

More updates to come!

Andrew

T-Storms Developing

Severe T-Storms are now developing. Large Hail, Damaging Winds is the main Threat. A Tornado Watch has just been issued as I write this until 1am. More updates coming! In the links section to the Left click on LIVE Storm Tracker Radar for the latest radar image.
Andrew

Moderate RISK for Severe Weather

Good Afternoon,

Look below at the Surface Map from 12:43pm:



A Cold Front, Dry line, and the High dew points, and Temperatures in the 80s are all coming together for a possible Severe Weather Outbreak. Here is the Visible sat. Pic:

We have to watch the area of clearing, the cap is slowly eroding,and as soon it has eroded enough; Strong to Severe T-Storms will develop. Right now the main threats are Large Hail, and Damaging Winds. But, Tornadoes are also an Isolated threat,the 1st T-Storms to develop will have the potential for tornadoes before forming into a Squall Line. Here is the latest SPC Day 1 Outlook:



We will be watching this, and you can too! With LIVE Storm Tracker Doppler, just click the link to the right. I'll have an update around 4pm or so!
Andrew