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Dawn Breaks on Flooding...

After a VERY stormy night... we got our first look at the heaviest hit counties today. 12 inches of rain was reported in Jefferson County, Kansas... while 10 inches fell in Jackson County, Kansas. Leavenworth County also saw some hefty totals. (see two blog entries ago titled "TORRENTIAL RAIN" to see the heavy swath of rain that fell northwest of the KC Metro).

All of this has left many roads under water as waterways spilled out of their banks. Cars were stranded... water has poured into homes... and this evening some areas are STILL seeing rising water, as it is flowing in from upstream. If you missed these amazing pictures, we will show them again tonight at 10pm.

Thank goodness the sun came out today. (I am running a nice sunset timelapse for 10pm, too). We should be dry overnight and through the day Monday. However... there is something we have to watch Monday afternoon. The models are picking up on an upper level wave... we'll have to watch it. Could mean a spotty shower or thunderstorm if we can break the cap:

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The next significant chance of rain will come on Wednesday as another fall cold front heads our way. Ahead of this front, Monday and Tuesday will be warm and muggy. But once the front comes through, we should cool down. Here is a look at the 850mb temps for Friday morning:

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Refreshing!
Have a good evening,
Jamie

Posted by at October 2, 2005 6:32 PM