I am swamped this afternoon after being on the road earlier in the week. So, Forecaster Evie is going to take over and give an update on the flash flood, tornado and severe thunderstorm threat the next three days. For late June, Friday-Sunday look very active with more rain in areas of the Upper Midwest where flooding is already occurring. Let's begin with the National Weather Service's rainfall forecast from this evening through Tuesday afternoon (July 1). More heavy rain is forecast where it is not needed. In terms of tornadoes and severe thunderstorms, it is going to be quite active tomorrow afternoon and night in the central High Plains. Where the hatching occurs, hail larger than 2" and wind gusts of 75 mph are possible! Fifteen percent is the threshold where everyone should keep an eye on the weather. Saturday and Saturday night things shift a little farther east. And, finally, on Monday and Monday night, things are expected to be very active in the U...

Gentlemen, although we may seem frail, The female of the species is more deadly than the male. * A very interesting blog posting on how journalism covered, perhaps inadequately, the study that found that female-named storms are more deadly than hurricanes named after males.  *"Lunar Blues" by Sherry Lawson. 

Unless you experience it yourself, it is hard to imagine just how disconnected from reality the climate cultists have become. Here are two items that have crossed my desk the last 48 hours. The first… Climate sexism?! Raindrops determine the gender of a person before they splash on a man or woman?  Keep in mind our tax dollars are paying for a bunch of people to travel to Washington (ironically increasing their carbon footprints!) to complain about climate 'injustice.' The second… Dear Colleagues: As part of EPA’s larger effort to help Americans understand the impacts of climate change and its effects on our most vulnerable communities, we are launching a new “climate justice” blog series.  The series, which will run through the summer, will include a diverse set of voices from citizens and community leaders discussing innovative solutions to address climate change. Topics in the series will span from the President’s Climate Action Plan to events by the Hi...

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I am in Colorado attending the Natural Hazards Conference, so blogging will be light the next couple of days. Regardless of whether you are vacationing in the mountains or on the beach, it is a great time to get a copy of Warnings: The True Story of How Science Tamed the Weather .

Got an email asking if I had any more photos of this year's Kansas Wheat Harvest. Answer? Yes. Here is one near Saffordville: The blades of the combine are cutting the (too short because of drought) wheat and expelling the chaff from the rear. In most cases, the combine empties into a truck . The truck takes it to a grain elevator and then it, again in most cases, moves by train across country.