(1 votes, average: 5 out of 5)A thunderstorm cluster is marching through Sherman County on a southeast track and will probably catch Grand Island if it countinues it that direction. There is some pea sized hail with this as well as gusts to 50 mph. The storm is chugging along at about 30 mph and s of 8:30 it is below severe criteria.
(1 votes, average: 5 out of 5)It’s been a few days of cloudy and cool conditions…also a break for your air conditioner. But it looks like the warm temps will be back as we wrap up the month of May. Today’s temps have already boosted to near 70 and should get into the 80’s statewide today. By tomorrow, we’ll be talking temps around 90 degrees.
There are slight chances for showers and storms going into the weekend. Most chances will come during the overnight hours. Friday night, the best chance will be north of interstate 80 and should be out of here before dawn. Saturday night looks the same, but the storms should be further north near the Nebraska/South Dakota border. Sunday night is when the best chance starts for the entire area. They look to be a little more widespread going into early next week. Some could be on the severe side with the biggest threat being damaging winds. Of course, we could all use a little more rain as most areas are still below normal for the year. May and June are normally the wettest months around here, so we have a little catching up to do.
(1 votes, average: 3 out of 5) A moist southeasterly flow directed into an approaching cold front will provide the focus for more rainfall during the night. Some of the rain could be heavy as the front slows down to a crawl as a tropical low developes over western Missouri. One inch per hour rains are possible with some of these thunderstorms.
Showers appear likely during the morning of Tuesday, with more scattered precip along with a stout northerly breeze during the afternoon. Some scattered showers will be possible during the early evening with decreasing cloudiness late overnight
The second half of the week will again be mild with mid 80s by the weekend.
(1 votes, average: 5 out of 5)Just looking at long term forecast for the next 10-15 days. While there will be some fluctuations, it appears that we will be in a weak upper level flow which will by and large remain northwesterly. Typically this is not a severe weather scenario and could cut into our severe weather season significantly. Will be interesting to see how this plays out.
(1 votes, average: 5 out of 5) Tonight on News 5 at 10 reporter Adam Lefkoe begins his series on the Chasing4Life storm chasing team. You have seen and heard its founder, Eddy Weiss, repeartedly during our severe weather coverage last year; through the winter storms; on our Ready Or Not disaster preparedness series; and on our limited severe weather coverage so far this season. I hope you can tune in as the series runs the next three nights. It will give you a better perspective on who they are and what they stand for.
We at News5 have been proud of our affiliation with Eddy Weiss and Chasing4Life. The addition of this storm chasing team has been a big help to us and hopefully to our viewers in terms of receiving real time perspectives on storms that come crashing into the area.
Eddy and his team of professionals gives us a real time perspective on what we’re seeing on radar, from people who understand storms, how to watch them and have the experience to clearly articulate what they are seeing. The advantage it gives the SkyWatch5 Weather team is having someone with the capacity to cover a large part of the state virtually 24/7, who can actually get a visual on the most dangerous storms and track them, keeping us abreast of changing weather situations which in turn we convey to you.
Chasing4Lifes primary focus is disaster preparedness and education. They are also equipped to be
first responders in the event of storm damage having the ability and knowledge to help in whatever capacity the situation dictates.
It was last year, May 29th, News5 was live with Eddy and his team during the awful night of the Kearney tornado who, along with Meteorologist Greg Tatro who was on a seperate chase, provided our viewers with real time reports as the situation unfolded. Weather coverage could not be more fluid and immediate which in turn provides our viewers with a more well rounded protrayal of how the storms may affect them. In the aftermath Chasing4Life also assisted local law enforcement by blocking off roads closed by debris and downed powerlines. We wouldn’t have it anyother way.
As I said, we are proud to have the Chasing4Life team on board because it helps us to serve our viewers in a more timely and complete way. We hope you notice the difference.
(1 votes, average: 5 out of 5) All the national newscasts were showing the aftermath of that tornado outbreak which occured last night from Oklahoma to Illinois. Twenty two tornadoes touched down from preliminary reports with 151 damaging wind reports. The Kirksville, Missouri damage was sobering. In fact, tornadoes turned deadly in that area of Adair County in the northern part of that state. Near the town of Novinger an engaged couple, living in a recently purchased modular home took a hit and were killed. All of these images are sickening reminders of the time of year it is and we must not turn complacent in what has been a fairly quiet Spring so far (knock on wood).
Short term it appears it’s going to stay that way. Moisture will stream northward tonight and a mid level disturbance could fire up some hit and miss thunderstorms but I think the best chance will be south and east of the Tri-Ciites. The same can be said Friday, as another disturbance along with a cold front swings through the Tri-Cities in the morning and into northeast Kansas by the evening. Our window for rain will be the morning up until about noontime, but again, looks like best chances will be southeast of the Tri-Cities.
A high pressure ridge is then going to build in making for some pleasant weather all the way to the middle of next week when we’ll be seeing some 80s.
(No Ratings Yet)Thunderstorm will continue to develop and track from the Sandhills into central Nebraska overnight. Widespread severe weather is not anticipated however some hail is possible with a few of these storms mainly north of highway 92. This activity will be continuing through the overnight into the early morning hours. Most of the rain should be east or northeast of the Tri-Cities early in the day
(No Ratings Yet) Twas a bit of an active night, four years ago today. A night only the owner of a siding company could love. May 11th 2005, storms pummeled south central Nebraska. I remember watching the storms pushing northward from Kansas when we began getting reports by phone from Inavale to Blue Hill to all points in between. Visibilities reduced to zero because of hail and heavy rain. Sounded a bit ominous to me.
Then in Hastings, wind driven golfball to baseball sized hail pounded the city for 20 minutes breaking windows and ripping up siding like a shotgun blast. The final bill totaled $40 million in damage.
Then, as evening fell, the rains came. Storm after storm trained along an stationary front. Four to twelve inches of rain fell from Lexington to York, with Wood River and Kenesaw each receiving eleven inches. Grand Island picked up over seven inches. Needless to say flooding was extensive. Adams and Hall counties were declared disaster areas.
(No Ratings Yet) It is going to be a cooler start to the weekend, but for the first time this week a dry forecast tonight. It won’t stay that way for long. The next wave is to move into the area Saturday night with the best chances for rain late Saturday night to the southwest of the Tri-Cities.
On Sunday, Mothers Day, we’re looking at move clouds as upper level energy pushes onto the Plains.
Best chances will be during the day and the thunderstorm threat is isolated.
Congratulations to Pat Bergen, winner of “Best Mom Around.” Happy Mothers Day.
(No Ratings Yet) Late April showers seem to be carrying over into the month of May and fortunately they are just that……showers. We are entering into a volatile time of the year as severe weather season ramps up this month and the next, so thunderstorms have the potential do make life a bit uncertain. It appears we should be able to keep severe weather at bay awhile longer, however, but showers and thunderstorms remain in the forecast just about every day this week.
We are currently in a weather pattern where the upper level winds are flowing in a nearly due west to east direction. Its called a zonal flow. You typically don’t see any wild temperature swings during i these patterns with the clash of warm and cold air masses that characterize the spring season. In fact during the winter, this is a pretty benign weather pattern producing little precipitaion.
But during the Spring, impulses riding through the flow can create some instability and if there is enough moisture in place showers and thunderstorms can develop. These impulses are usually fast moving and can be difficult to time as forecasting models do not always pick up on them.
One impulse rode in this afternoon producing some clouds and light rain or sprinkles. Tomorrow, another one will generate more thunderstorm chances late afternoon through the evening.
So from time to time if we make reference on television to the zonal flow, we’re not talking about a nasal condtion. It just means the general wind flow pattern follows the earth’s lattitudes and the impact on our local weather will be minimized for a time.