Scattered Thunderstorms in the Southern U.S. and Mid Atlantic; Heat Over the Northern Plains and Upper Midwest

Scattered showers and thunderstorms across the Southern U.S. into the Mid-Atlantic could bring a localized flooding threat Friday into the weekend. The heaviest rainfall is expected across the eastern Carolinas on Friday. Heat will continue over the northern Plains and portions of the upper Midwest Friday. Most areas will see relief from the heat by the weekend. Read More >

Mr. Robert E. Dreith, the cooperative weather observer at Randolph 4 miles WNW, KS was recently honored in a ceremony at the Randolph Senior Citizen Center. The award was presented by Topeka Meteorologist-In-Charge Ken Harding, Regional Data Aquisition Program Manager Bob Bonack, WFO Topeka's Data Aquisition Program Managers Bill Newman and Mike Couch. Mr. Dreith was presented the National Weather Service’s second-most distinguished award, named for John Campanius Holm who took the first known systematic observations in the American colonies in 1644-45. Mr. Dreith has provided daily precipitation, snowfall, snow depth and water equivalent data for the National Weather Service from the Randolph 4 miles WNW site and has provided stream stage reports for Fancy Creek, which drains into Tuttle Creek Reservoir. He began taking observations July 1, 1979. Mr. Dreith also served in the U.S. Navy during WWII.

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Scattered Thunderstorms in the Southern U.S. and Mid Atlantic; Heat Over the Northern Plains and Upper Midwest

Holm Award for Randolph Observer - NWS Topeka, KS