Hail, Wind, And Strong Storms Possible In West Central Missouri
There hasn't been much to write about the weather since before the State Fair in the middle of August. That's pretty good because when we're writing about the weather, it usually involves some storm—either the potential for severe spring and summer storms or a snowstorm to batter the area. Dare I say, I'm writing more about our storm potential tonight because we haven't even had a gentle thundershower in a while.
A couple of days ago, the Kansas City area saw some showers and thunder rumbles, breaking 26 consecutive days of no precipitation. However, if any of that made it to Warrensburg, I didn't notice it. Of course, that wasn't the drought-buster rain our area needs, nor is what potentially could fall tonight, to be honest.
There hasn't been a significant discussion about Missouri's drought conditions, but they're worsening. "Drought continues to plague southwestern and west-central Missouri as pastures dry and cattle producers start to feed hay well ahead of schedule" is the salient point of an article we've posted on the KSIS Radio website.
Sedalia and Boonville are on the edge of what the National Weather Service calls a Marginal Risk for severe weather. Warrensburg, Lee's Summit, and the Kansas City area are in the middle of the area where severe weather could happen.
The National Weather Service says we could see some isolated showers this afternoon; however, showers and thunderstorms are expected later this evening and into the overnight hours. These storms could bring isolated strong to low-end severe storms, including quarter-size hail and 60 mph wind guests to the area.
Our forecaster, Weatherology, predicts a 70% chance of precipitation from 8:00 PM to 8:00 AM CDT tomorrow for Sedalia. For roughly the same time frame, the chance of precipitation for Warrensburg increases to 75%. Weatherology predicts we won't get a lot of rain out of this system either; anywhere from 0.13 to 0.16 inches is possible.
If any storms turn severe this evening, Weatherology will provide updates on our radio stations beyond the usual forecast.
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