A Pacific storm is bringing areas of low elevation rain, moderate to heavy mountain snow, and high winds to the Northwest. Strong Santa Ana winds and very dry conditions are producing elevated to critical fire weather conditions in southern California. Isolated strong to severe thunderstorms are possible through early Wednesday morning across parts of northeast Texas into western Tennessee. Read More >
Overview
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Two rounds of severe storms affected the region through April 5th and 6th. The first was a round of early morning storms that affected mainly South Central Kansas on Saturday August 5th. Hardest hit were the towns of Winfield and Arkansas City where extensive tree damage took place along with some structural damage. In one instance, a two foot diameter tree was toppled along with a semi blown over. Later that evening, another round of storms developed over Northwest Kansas and tracked quickly southeast through the overnight hours. This line of storms produced widespread 70 to 80 mph winds which resulted in numerous power outages along with extensive tree damage. Hardest hit were the towns of Hutchinson, McPherson along with parts of Marion and Butler counties. |
 Wind damage in McPherson. Picture from Bryan Baerg |
Early morning August 5th storms
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Radar animation from the early morning of Aug 5th |
Infrared satellite image from the early morning of Aug 5th |
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Late night of August 5th into August 6th
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