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Tuesday Storm Pics
Hello, there!
Do you believe we had MORE severe weather yesterday? This time, it was the Eastern part of our viewing area. Here is the NWS Summary:
Severe thunderstorms developed late Tuesday afternoon at Bethany and Gallatin producing large hail. The storms strengthened and began to display supercellular characteristics as they moved into Livingston and Grundy counties, with funnel clouds reported west of Chillicothe at 7:15 pm and just north of Spickard at 7:42 pm. Very large hail also was reported with the supercell storm near Chillicothe with 3" diameter hail reported at 7:35 pm. Other large hail reports include tennis ball size hail in Slater (Saline County) and Fayette (Howard County) and baseball size hail in Mt. Moriah (Harrison County).
Here are some pictures from Tuesday evening's storms. This first picture is of Chillicothe hail... sent in by Corky Hesler:
Corky says the hail was nearly tennis-ball-sized for awhile... and lasted for about 30 minutes! This next picture is also Chillicothe hail... sent in by Kelli Sampsel:
And her neighbor's dog, Wilber wanted to have his 15-minutes of fame, too! :)
Last, this is a cool wide-angle shot of a thunderstorm that developed near Warrensburg:
What a neat shot! Vic Winter sent this in... he says the storm formed right over his area, and then quickly moved East. Pretty impressive shot, Vic... and thanks to all of you for sending in your photos!
One of our bloggers requested a shot of the supercell thunderstorm right over the downtown area... (you may have seen it-- it was part of a timelapse Gary showed on Monday). It was a nighttime shot, with lightning illuminating the sky... and the supercell in the picture right over the city. Anyway, Gary is working on getting that into the blog! He should have it posted by this evening!
OH! And be sure to tune into NBC Action News Thursday morning... Brett Anthony will have a special guest! None other than Al Roker!! They will be doing some fun stuff out at Kauffman Stadium. And the fun will continue into the Today Show, too!
Have a good one,
Jamie
Posted by at April 19, 2006 12:11 PM
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We drove into Missouri from JoCo and saw that same cloud as well the "cauliflower" clouds to either side of it. Even though we heard the storm was producing large hail and a tornado the clouds were just awesome.
JERI:
My husband and I were out walking Mags... and I, too, saw the line of towering cumulonimbus clouds to the East. When I see that stuff... I just can't stop staring! (that is why it's not safe for me to drive when thunderstorms are around!) :)
Jamie
Posted by: Jeri at April 19, 2006 1:15 PM
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We need rain in Pleasant Hill! What is up with this Spring?
Any chance of Mother Nature pulling it out before everything dies in May?
HEY, DWIGHT!
There are some chances of rain early next week! Let's hope it pans out!
Jamie
Posted by: Dwight at April 19, 2006 1:26 PM
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I have the same problem. As a matter of fact, I almost rear-ended a few cars yesterday. Believe it or not, as active as it has been, I have not had an opportunity to get out and see some of these storms up close. Looking ahead, is it likely that our storm season will end sooner because of the early start or does it just look to be a long season?
ROD:
Haha, we better have designated drivers on stormy days! :)
You should have several more chances to storm chase this season. Severe weather season runs through June...
Jamie
Posted by: Rod at April 19, 2006 1:28 PM
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I also saw them forming, and too was drawn into the view of them..not a good thing during rush hour..it was like a magnet pulling me in to get closer. I will do that yet this year! Make a day/night of chasing!
SCOTT:
Stay safe if you are chasing!! Do you have a way to look at radar? You can get it from us through your cell phone...
Jamie
Posted by: Scott at April 19, 2006 1:55 PM
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It looks like the models are hinting at some precipitation next week, but it looks like Accuweather is sounding out the alarm bells for drought and heat this summer. Hopefully a pattern change will come soon.
Devin Kellerman
DEVIN:
We should see *something* next week. We definitely need it!!
Jamie
Posted by: Devin Kellerman at April 19, 2006 2:04 PM
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Those are great pics! I love that you guys are always so eager to post viewer pics and you even humor us with our dog pictures. Talk about schmoozing your viewers! =)
Happy,
I AM GLAD YOU ENJOY THE PICTURES! DID YOU SEE THE DOWNTOWN PICTURE?
GARY
Posted by: happy penguin at April 19, 2006 5:13 PM
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