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I will try to update this page when severe weather threatens Missouri and Oklahoma. I will especially focus on areas like Kansas City and northward toward Savannah along with the area around Springfield, MO which includes Branson. In Oklahoma I will focus around the Oklahoma City and Norman area. Otherwise, I will post general weather discussions or discuss the chance of severe weather for other parts of the country as time allows.
The style of my discussions/forecasts are based on the SPC's discussions and any updates are listed from new to old, so keep that in mind when reading my discussion down below.
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Severe Weather Forecast Issued 1150 AM CDT Saturday, May 25, 2019 ....Discussion Summary.... We have been experiencing a pretty active weather pattern in the central part of the United States. States such as Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas, and Missouri have experiencd several rounds of severe storms producing severe winds, hail, and tornadoes. We also cannot foreget about the flooding caused by these storm and the wet winter and spring that we have experience so far. The severe weather pattern will continue as the Storm Prediction Center's Convective Outlooks continue to highlight severe weather risks for the Great Plains to the Ohio Valley over the next few days. ...Synopsis of Weather System... Upper air maps from this morning show a closed low position over over Idaho and Wyoming border. This time the the surface low is located around the Colorado/Kansas border. Analysis of surface maps show a surface boundary in the form of a stationary/cold front stretching from New Mexico and stretching northeastward up into Wisconsin. A warm front appears from Ohio to South Carolina. The stationary/cold front and the northern portion of the warm front will help provide the lift needed for storm development so these areas have the highest chance of storms and possible severe storms forming. The 12Z soundings especially form the TX/OK panhandle and into Kansas show an envirnoment that is experiencing decent moisture return and a favorable shear that could support the formation of supercells with damaging winds, hail, and the possiblity of a few tornadoes. ...Area Forecast Focus: Northwest Missouri... After storm form in Okalhoma and Kansas, they will move northeastward into Missouri. Though the tornado risk will be much lower here, the risk for damaging straight-line winds and hail will still presist. Heavy rain is expected from these storms which will increase the risk of flooding especially along already swollen river and streams. Storms will most likely arrive overnight and I believe it will be around midnight. ...Schank 5/25/19... |