All types of severe weather possible with storms rolling through overnight
Saturday is an Impact Day, Sunday is an Alert Day for the potential for early morning severe weather
CAN’T STAY THAT LATE. YEAH, IT’S GOING TO BE AFTER 10:00 WHEN WE START GETTING THE THUNDERSTORMS OUT THERE. SO TODAY IS A GOOD SUMMER LIKE DAY. BUT THEN WE HAVE THE SPRING LIKE STORMS MOVING IN LATER ON TONIGHT AS ALL IS QUIET ON FIRST ALERT LIVE DOPPLER RADAR. WE’VE GOT THIS THING UP AND RUNNING. OF COURSE, LOOKING AT IT CONSTANT IN THE WEATHER CENTER AS THE STORMS TO THE SOUTHWEST ARE DEVELOPING AND MOVING CLOSELY TO AREAS OF OKLAHOMA CITY. THESE ARE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNINGS ACROSS THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA. YOU SEE THE RED SHAPES THERE. THOSE ARE TORNADO WARNINGS. YOU’RE GOING TO SEE MORE THUNDERSTORMS POP UP LIKE RIGHT THERE IN PORTIONS OF OKLAHOMA. BUT GETTING VERY CLOSE TO AREAS OF, WELL, KANSAS AND WICHITA IS UNDER THAT TORNADO WATCH. NOW. WE’RE NOT UNDER ANY WATCHES AS OF RIGHT NOW, BUT WE’RE GOING TO GET SOME, LET’S JUST SAY SOME LEFTOVER STRONG STORMS FROM ALL THAT LATER ON THIS EVENING. AND WE’RE PART OF THAT RISK AREA. LOOK HOW MUCH REAL ESTATE IS BEING COVERED WITH THIS MISSOURI KANSAS, OKLAHOMA ALL THE WAY DOWN TO TEXAS. OKAY. I MEAN, IT’S QUITE A BIT EVEN NORTHWEST PORTIONS OF ARKANSAS GETTING ON THAT WIND GUSTS, THE PRIMARY THREAT THREAT LARGE HAIL AND ALSO ISOLATED TORNADOES. AND WE LOOK AT A LITTLE CLOSER. YOU LOOK AT WHERE NO DOUBTS HAVE ALL THREE AREAS COMBINED. WHEN YOU GO MARYSVILLE SLIGHT RISK, MODERATE RISK OF FARTHER SOUTH YOU GO. SO NO DOUBT IT’S GOING TO BE A VERY ACTIVE NIGHT. AND SO WE’RE EXPECTING IT TO BE MORE OF A TIMELINE BETWEEN 10 AND 6:00 IN THE MORNING. HERE IS FUTURE SCAN AT 515 RIGHT NOW AS YOU LOOK INTO THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS, YOU START TO SEE THEM KNOCKING ON A BACK DOOR AROUND 1115, AND THEN YOU HAVE THE THUNDERSTORMS GET A LITTLE MORE WIDESPREAD RIGHT OVER THE KANSAS CITY METRO AREA AT 2 A.M. METEOROLOGIST KATIE HORNER WILL BE HERE LATER THIS EVENING TO JOIN ME. WE’LL KIND OF CARRY YOU THROUGH INTO THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. AND THEN JUST WHEN YOU THINK IT’S GOING TO BE MOVING OUT OF HERE, WE’RE GOING TO HAVE SPOTTY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS STAYING WITH US FOR MOST OF THE DAY ON SUNDAY. BUT THE SEVERITY LEVEL WILL ACTUALLY BEGIN TO DROP. AND THAT’S GOOD NEWS. OKAY. RIGHT NOW IT IS 80 DEGREES. WIND SPEEDS ABOUT 15 MILES AN HOUR. THEY ARE GUSTING AT TIMES AT 23. OUR DEW POINT AT 51, NUMBER WISE UPPER 70S LOW 80S FOR EVERY ONE. KIND OF A STEADY WIND FLOW FROM THE SOUTHEAST DIRECTION 81 FOR PAOLA OLATHE AT 80. BELTON 82. AND LAWRENCE ALSO IN THE LOW 80S. AND WE LOOK A LITTLE FARTHER OUT. WE HAVE A LITTLE BIT OF CLOUDINESS. SAINT JOSEPH NORTHWARD, BUT REALLY NO THUNDERSTORMS TO THE NORTH OF HERE. AND THERE YOU GO. YOU SEE THE THUNDERSTORMS ERUPTING NOW JUST ACROSS THE STATE LINE INTO SOUTHWEST KANSAS. THAT’S HOW IT’S GOING TO BE. THIS AFTERNOON. ATMOSPHERE IS VERY UNSTABLE AND WE’VE GOT THE RIGHT INGREDIENTS COMING TOGETHER TO PRODUCE WHAT YOU’RE SEEING RIGHT HERE. OKLAHOMA CITY, JUST WEST OF THERE, DOWN ACROSS THE STATE LINE INTO TEXAS. IT’S JUST A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE WE START TO SEE MORE OF THIS RIGHT UP FROM OKLAHOMA CITY TO WICHITA, AND THEN EVENTUALLY MOVING INTO NORTHEAST DIRECTION. IF YOU’RE PLANNING TO GO OUT THIS EVENING, YOU SHOULD BE JUST FINE. OKAY. IT’S GOING TO BE VERY QUIET, A VERY WARM EVENING DOWN TO 73 AT 10:00. BUT ONCE IT GETS PAST 10:00, WE START TO SEE THOSE STORMS SLOWLY MOVE INTO OUR AREA AND MAKE SURE YOU HAVE A WAY TO GET THE ALERTS FOR THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. AS WE’RE DEALING WITH THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY NOW, I’M GOING TO JUMP AHEAD AND TALK ABOUT TOMORROW AFTER THE STRONGEST STORMS ARE GONE. OKAY, SO AS WE TALK ABOUT OUR SUNDAY, NOTICE A LITTLE SPOTS HERE. THOSE ARE SPOTTY SHOWERS. YOU’RE GOING TO HAVE THAT OFF AND ON THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE SUNDAY AFTERNOON. THE EVENING EVEN SPOTTY THUNDERSTORMS. I DON’T LOOK FOR THOSE TO BE DAMAGING LIKE THE ONES WE’RE GETTING LATER TONIGHT. HOWEVER, DON’T BE SURPRISED IF YOU DO GET A COUPLE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON INTO THE EARLY EVENING HOURS ON SUNDAY. THE GOOD NEWS IS MONDAY, A CLEAN SLATE, A BEAUTIFUL MEMORIAL DAY AS OF RIGHT NOW, HERE’S HOW IT LOOKS. YOUR ALERT HOURS WILL CONTINUE OVERNIGHT THROUGH TOMORROW MORNING. IMPACT HOURS PROBABLY IN THE AFTERNOON WITH SPOTTY SHOWERS ON YOUR SUNDAY. THE HIGH BY 80 DEGREES AND THEN ON THE NINE DAY FORECAST. THIS IS A WELCOME SIGHT. MEMORIAL DAY 78. NOTHING BUT SUNSHINE. THEN LOOK HOW QUIET IT IS. TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY. THURSDAY. HIGHS 79 TO 80. ANOTHER CHANCE OF A SHOWER WON’T HAPPEN UNTIL WE GET TO PROBABLY LATE FRIDAY INTO NEXT WEEKEND. WE’RE W
All types of severe weather possible with storms rolling through overnight
Saturday is an Impact Day, Sunday is an Alert Day for the potential for early morning severe weather
Updated: 6:15 PM CDT May 25, 2024
As you head out over the holiday weekend, make sure you’re staying weather aware, as the region has the chance to see strong to severe thunderstorms over Memorial Day weekend. | Click here to track radar |An active night of severe weather is ahead Saturday into Sunday.Severe thunderstorms will roll into our area after 10 p.m., but likely closer to midnight, and will strengthen as they push through into the Sunday morning hours. All types of hazards are possible with this storm system, the primary concern being damaging winds. Large hail and flash flooding are also possible, and we cannot rule out the chance for a tornado. The severe portion of this system will push out of our area around 6 a.m. Sunday morning. What makes this system most concerning is its timing. Storms that come in during the overnight hours tend to catch many people off guard. That’s why we’re reminding you to make sure you have multiple ways to receive weather alerts like a NOAA Weather Radio or the KMBC 9 News app with custom alerts to stay weather-aware, especially overnight Saturday into Sunday. NOTE: Make sure if you have a do not disturb setting on your phone while sleeping that it’s turned OFF for any alerts you may be expecting. | Click here to download the KMBC 9 News app for custom weather alerts on the go |Highs will hang around in the upper 70s for most of the weekend.Memorial Day itself looks comfortable and dry, with a few clouds expected.
As you head out over the holiday weekend, make sure you’re staying weather aware, as the region has the chance to see strong to severe thunderstorms over Memorial Day weekend.
An active night of severe weather is ahead Saturday into Sunday.
Severe thunderstorms will roll into our area after 10 p.m., but likely closer to midnight, and will strengthen as they push through into the Sunday morning hours.
All types of hazards are possible with this storm system, the primary concern being damaging winds. Large hail and flash flooding are also possible, and we cannot rule out the chance for a tornado.
The severe portion of this system will push out of our area around 6 a.m. Sunday morning.
What makes this system most concerning is its timing. Storms that come in during the overnight hours tend to catch many people off guard. That’s why we’re reminding you to make sure you have multiple ways to receive weather alerts like a NOAA Weather Radio or the KMBC 9 News app with custom alerts to stay weather-aware, especially overnight Saturday into Sunday. NOTE: Make sure if you have a do not disturb setting on your phone while sleeping that it’s turned OFF for any alerts you may be expecting.
| Click here to download the KMBC 9 News app for custom weather alerts on the go |
Highs will hang around in the upper 70s for most of the weekend.
Memorial Day itself looks comfortable and dry, with a few clouds expected.