this is only a test

this is a picture of my neighbors wooden playground structure blown over in the 70 mile per hour winds gusts last week

well, the one attempt at convective initiation failed north of Richfield. Despite the strong surface convergence occurring now with good southeast winds, the lack of appreciable moisture is certainly a mitigating factor…and the main upper level wave is still a bit too far west to compensate for lack of moisture. 80 degree temperature over a [...]

I am taking a shot at a marginal setup for an isolated, photogenic, marginally severe storm in far Southwest KS. There is a narrow axis of 48 to 52 degree dewpoints moving up into far southwest KS providing 900 to 1200 J/kg CAPE where temperatures have warmed into the lower 80s. I am observing a [...]

High wind event in progress.  69 mph peak wind gust at 10am CDT in Dodge City. I have already had to clean up torn off shingles off my roof as well as one of the downspouts to my gutter that came off.  The sun is beginning to make an appearance and as a result, deeper [...]