Ξ July 31st, 2007 | Posted by John Walsh | → 0 Comments | ∇ Uncategorized |
If your one of those frustrated people that can’t seem to reap the bounty of our recent rains, then I suggest moving north of Interstate 80. Since January 1st, Grand Island has had 26.94 inches of precipitation. That’s 10.14 inches above the average for this time of year and 14.30 inches over and above the pace they were on this time last year.
Comparatively, Hastings has had 18.83 inches in the same time frame which is only .67 inches above the average, and 4.60 inches beyond the amount of rain a year ago for this date. The disparity of rain in just 25 miles is amazing. Of course, that 5 inch downburst over the weekend went a long way in padding those rain totals.
Still, it’s a good illustration of how spotty rainfall can be this time of year.
Ξ July 31st, 2007 | Posted by Brittany Rainey | → 0 Comments | ∇ Uncategorized |
Yesterday many areas saw some scattered rain showers and North Central Kansas is getting the brunt of the rainfall this morning. (more…)
Ξ July 31st, 2007 | Posted by John Walsh | → 0 Comments | ∇ Uncategorized |
Jerry Coons Jr. wins the Belleville Nationals. (Bob Jones photo)
Astounding rainfall amounts across the area this weekend. I spent Saturday night watching the USAC midgets blister the high banks during the Belleville Nationals in Belleville Kansas. Early in the evening we saw the tell-tale signs of high level cirrus spread across the raceway, giving an indication that indeed storms had fired to the west of us. (more…)
Ξ July 30th, 2007 | Posted by Brittany Rainey | → 0 Comments | ∇ Uncategorized |
Back home in southern Kansas I was talking with my uncle who is a farmer and he asked me if I was bringing some rain…apparently it must have all stayed here. I was making my way back to Hastings yesterday and the trip started out with nothing but sunshine but then I encountered 3 seperate areas of heavy rain. One was near Salina, KS another around Belleville, KS and the third was in southern Clay County. It made for interesting driving conditions. Then it pretty much rained around the rest of the afternoon. (more…)
Ξ July 26th, 2007 | Posted by John Walsh | → 0 Comments | ∇ Uncategorized |
This is one of those forecast you kind of feel like you have to sit on the fence and see how it’s going to shake out. And for the record, I hate these. That modicum of uncertainty can drive you nuts, but it comes with the turf
The cold front has slowed to a crawl in north central Nebraska. The models that we use for guidance in our forecast diverge on rainfall, with one shutting off the spigots completely as the front crosses the Tri-Cites. This seems too abrupt with upper level energy trailing the front, so I’m expecting showers and thunderstorms to become more widespread tonight as the front pushes south, with scattered precipitation lingering into the morning hours along with the cloud cover. There will still be a chance for rain Friday night , but only a slight one and the clouds should thin out a bit late Friday night.
After sweating through mid 90s today, cooler temps in the low 80s tomorrow and mid 80’s on Saturday will feel nice, and even next week, at least for now doesn’t appear bad with temps in the low 90s.
Ξ July 26th, 2007 | Posted by John Walsh | → 0 Comments | ∇ Uncategorized |
It’s said that a spoonful of sugar will help the medicine…..er……statistics go down. But if your one who actually loves weather stats and somehow have an innate ability for making sense of them then I submit the following from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration for your enjoyment. (more…)
Ξ July 25th, 2007 | Posted by Brittany Rainey | → 0 Comments | ∇ Uncategorized |
Good Morning…
Today we continue our pattern of hot and humid conditions. Yesterday the area saw temperatures get into the low nineties and with the humidity (more…)
Ξ July 23rd, 2007 | Posted by John Walsh | → 0 Comments | ∇ Uncategorized |
It was an unusual situation regarding severe weather in western York County today. Between 2:00 and 2:30 this afternoon numerous funnels were reported by various spotters who called their reports into the national weather service, and a warning was immediately issued. (more…)
Ξ July 23rd, 2007 | Posted by Brittany Rainey | → 0 Comments | ∇ Uncategorized |
If you are a regular viewer of the weather cast you probably know that 99% of the storm systems that affect us either come from the Rockies to the West, Canada to North, or even the occasional Gulf of Mexico storm to the south. Today we get a notable exception. (more…)
Ξ July 20th, 2007 | Posted by John Walsh | → 0 Comments | ∇ Uncategorized |
The heat returns, but there are a few question marks as we look to next weeks forecast. The long range forecast is racked with some uncertainty at this time. (more…)
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