Here are the details...
WHEN: Saturday, June 18th @ 9AM
WHERE: Union Station's Extreme Screen Theater (holds 450 with extra room for standing, if needed)
HOW LONG: We're saying till at least NOON...I think closer to 12:30
TICKETS: 1st Come...1st Serve...that's why you want to be there earlier for best seats
VENUE: For those who have never been, the inside of the theater has rows of seats that go vertical pretty significantly...it's not a typical movie theater
SPEAKERS: Here is a list/subjects thus far...
1) An insurance representative talking about making sure you are set from a home insurance standpoint. Not all home insurance policies are the same and there are pitfalls that you can avoid should the worst happen.
2) A child psychologist talking about ideas and ways of helping your children overcome their fears concerning severe weather events. I can't tell you how many calls I've taken concerning this matter over the years.
3) Red Cross representative addressing their needs and what your donation will go towards.
4) Chris Novy (SKYWARN Training) Chris is going to talk about being aware of the hazards around you during severe weather events. You'll laugh at times when he's talking seeing some of the dumb things people who are out chasing storms do. He's fabulous if you're interested in severe weather spotting.
5) Andy Bailey (National Weather Service-[Pleasant Hill]). Andy will be talking about the basics of spotting and identifying severe thunderstorms as well as covering storm safety for families.
6) Reed Timmer (Storm Chasers-Discover Channel) Reed has had a busy spring as usual crisscrossing a lot of territory east of the Rockies looking for tornadic storms. He will be showing a video recap of the tornados in the SE part of the country as well as events here in the midwest.
7) A Panel discussion/Q & A period will finish off the program
Note that after each speaker there will be time for questions as well...we realize that you may have a lot of questions about what has happened this year and we want to try to ease your fears/concerns as much as possible if that is an issue for you.
I'm getting more and more excited about what we've put together in just the last 2 weeks. There will also be videos and a pamphlet distributed with additional web site information.
We'll hopefully see you there!
OK onto the weather...in a nutshell have a plan B ready for Sunday...
The first front poked into the region this AM and has just about dissolved while the real front is up towards the north of the metro. Here is the latest surface map showing that the real front is north of KC...
Click on that image to make it larger...
The atmosphere is somewhat worked over but there are areas of convergence out there from the boundries left over from the AM storms/showers that moved through. We're pretty capped but we'll need to watch for the potential of additional development later this PM and evening, in a scattered nature. The front should really push through later this evening ending those chances.
Tomorrow looks fabulous.
Another disturbance heads this way later SAT night and SUN...this should trigger a large complex of storms with the potential for a decent+ rain (1-2+") across parts of the area during the 1st part, maybe even through lunch on Sunday. That's the Plan B (if needed) day.
We should lurch back into the hot air on Monday with highs back into the 90s for a couple of days.
The other item to note is what happened last night on the south side of the metro. A decaying area of t/storms
created strong winds. Similar to the events int he Wichita area, but not as extreme, these collapsing storms created a heat burst. I probably had 50 MPH winds and saw the temperature rise about 5+ degrees while my humidity dropped off considerably. Others had winds close to 60 MPH (Gardner/Edgerton) and there was a report of a 10+ degree spike in temps near Wellsville, KS. Here is a history report from the airport in Olathe...showing the event somewhat...
The area circled represents the heat burst...not dramatic at the airport from a temperature standpoint but you can really see the dewpoints crashing then popping back up.
Very interesting indeed...there were more than a few reports of trees damaged/blown down and power lines down in a few areas on the south side late last night. Here is another explainer on the phenomena that occurred.
Have a great weekend.
Joe
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