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Dangerous Fire Conditions in the Southern High Plains; Severe Weather from the Great Lakes into Central/Southern Plains; Late-Season Mountain Snow

Dry and windy conditions will produce dangerous fire weather conditions across the southern High Plains into the Southwest. Severe storms, including very large hail, strong tornadoes, and winds, are expected from the Great Lakes into the central/southern Plains. Heavy late-season snow and cold temperatures are expected in the northern to central Rockies. Heat is spreading across the eastern U.S.. Read More >

A powerful storm system moved across northern Kansas on Saturday morning, producing winds of 60 to 80 mph or greater from north central Kansas well into Missouri.  Some of the strongest winds were experienced along a swath extending from Concordia through Barnes, Blue Rapids and Vermillion along Highway 9, and between highway 16 and 36 over extreme northeast Kansas. 

 

Loop of reflectivity every 15 minutes from 744 AM to 1129 AM CDT June 19 2010.

 

Click here for a link to wind speed and damage reports

This page will be updated as more information becomes available this weekend.

A brief overview of storm reports from the morning hours is below...

Here are a few images from Cloud County.  Pictures courtesy of Tom Roberts.

Wind Damage

Wind Damage