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Today's Tornado and Damaging Wind Risk

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Looks like a potentially significant severe weather day.   Tornado Risk The brown area has a significant risk of tornadoes and, in the hatched area, strong tornadoes are possible.  Damaging Winds Legend: The pink, hatched area has a high  risk of wind gusts of 75 mph or stronger.  The red, hatched area has an enhanced risk of gusts to 75 mph or stronger. The yellow, hatched area has a significant risk gusts to 75 mph or stronger. The yellow area has a significant risk of gusts to 60 mph or stronger.  Below is an enlargement of the high-risk area: If you live in the high risk area, I recommend putting the car in the garage and bringing in lawn furniture and other items that can be blown about.  Please keep up on the weather in these areas today! Note: thanks for your patience while my computer was on its extended vacation. The people at the Apple Store evidently never wanted it to leave as it spent more time than it was estimated. It seems to be working fine...
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Computer on Vacation

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My computer has taken a vacation. Actually it is at the Apple Store getting its keyboard fixed (thus the misspellings of the past few days). Until it comes back, I will not be able to update the blog. 
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C'mon Denver, Do Much Better

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In 2011, Joplin found out there are serious consequences to sounding the sirens too often. Please sort out the problem and insure it never happens again. 
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Tuesday's Tornado Outlook

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The yellow area has an enhanced  risk of tornadoes and (hatching) some could be strong. The brown area has a significant risk of tornadoes and there, too, some could be strong.  Please keep up on the weather in these areas later today. 
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11:48am Severe Thunderstorm & Tornado Update

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Watch Issued, Including the Kansas City area Extensive  power failures in central Kansas with the line of thunderstorms moving east. There hav been several tornadoes.  I am posting updates @usweatherexpert  on Twitter/X Below is another view of the radar and watch as of 11:45p. Tornadoes Possible,  75 mph Gusts and 2" Hail Possible Tornadoes Possible, 85 mph gusts,  softball-size hail till 1am.  Second Tornado Watch, Includes  Denver First Tornado Watch of the Day Please note that in addition to tornadoes, softball-sized  hail is forecast along with widespread  90 mph gusts. If this forecast is correct, power outages will also be widespread. Tornado Forecasts Update in tornado forecast for Kansas.  5:05p: I would add McPherson, Marion, Chase and all of Lyon County into the "significant" area. The brown areas have a significant risk of tornadoes. In the hatched areas, the tornadoes could be strong.  Damaging Wind The red area has an ...
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100 mph Forecast Northern Great Plains - Update 4:40pm CDT

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Derecho conditions with thunderstorm-generated wind gusts to 100 mph  along with tornadoes are forecast to occur. Please see safety suggestions blow.    -- 3:35pm --  There is a high  risk of wind gusts above 75 mph in the purple area as a derecho is possible this evening. Remember: derechoes can cause extensive power outages and lawn furniture, trampolines, etc. being blown away. I urge you to put your car in the garage and bring in outdoor items to the extent possible. The red area has an enhanced risk of wind gusts of 65 mph or more.  The yellow area has a significant risk of gusts of 60 mph or stronger.  I will have updates on Twitter/X   @usweatherexpert. 
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Today's Tornado Risk

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The brown area has a significant risk of tornadoes as the day progresses. In Arkansas, this includes Fayetteville and, in Oklahoma, this includes Miami. 
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