The area in brown in western Nebraska has a significant risk of tornadoes later today and into tonight, Please keep up on the latest weather information in this area. 

The brown area has a significant risk of tornadoes this afternoon and tonight. Please keep up on weather information later today. 

Photo taken in Wichita. In addition to the  cloud-to-ground lightning, the bolt cuts through a descending downburst. Weather tragedies occur during events large and small. Monday, a New Jersey  golfer was struck by lightning and later passed away. It is important to note that even people who survive a lightning strike are often never the same.  The photo above was taken from our Wichita home. It depicts golfer congregating near trees, presumably trying to shelter themselves from an approaching storm. This is going from bad to worse as lighting is often attracted by trees. The only safe course of action is to get off the course when you hear thunder, see lightning or a storm appears to be approaching.  Olympic Athlete Killed By Lightning in Norway Details are here . How To Keep Yourself Safe Head indoors if you hear thunderstorm or see lightning. Most lightning strikes occur outside of heavy rain. Last night, in Kansas, this cloud-to-ground lightning occurred more th...

Taken by the author in Olathe, looking northeast. When you see meteorologists and others criticizing the people of Kerr County, Texas for not immediately evacuating when the first flood warning was received at 1:14am on July 4, here is a perfect example of the NWS’s flood warning credibility problem via an "areal flood advisory" in Olathe, Kansas, this evening.    Above is a photo, taken from Olathe, of a thunderstorm cluster moving over Kansas City. As I was starting to crop the photo to post on the blog, I was flabbergasted to see a NWS “flood advisory” for Olathe come out.   Here is the primary problem: While it may rain,  it isn’t going to flood in Olathe by 10:30, the time the advisory expires. The sky is blue  (look at the top of the photo). Plus, it has been dry in this area recently.      Next, while the list of locations included includes Olathe, the polygon does not. Which are people supposed to trust? Olathe is noted. The blue dot was m...

As of 4:10pm MDT, a severe thunderstorm warning is out in Wyoming but the NWS is essentially guessing as both of Wyoming's radars are down and have been since mid-evening yesterday. Warnings are being issued out of the NWS at Billings, MT and Rapid City but they are all essentially flying blind without the radars. The Denver radar can give somewhat of a view in southeast Wyoming but that is about it.  If there were violent tornadoes or flash floods in the center of the state, the NWS would not be able to measure and warn of them.  This happens far too often and it periodically occurs during periods of floods, tornadoes, large hail, etc., as it is today.  As explained many times, the National Weather Service is a mess and was a mess long before President Trump was sworn in. The leadership of NOAA and the NWS seem to be unable to fix it. That is why outside advice and expertise is needed to fix this.