Happy Father's Day!
It was another beautiful sunrise as the sun was shining off clouds from the anvils of thunderstorms in eastern Kansas.
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These rain and thunderstorms are tracking east, but the area is trying to fall apart before it gets to KC. Some rain may limp in. Otherwise, it will be a hot and humid afternoon.
For the last three days, there has been a well-defined hole where the rain refuses to move in. That area extends from KC to southeast Kansas.
1"-4" of rain has occurred from east of Warsaw to Richmond, to around St. Joseph to northcentral Kansas.
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The map below shows the upper-level flow that is becoming responsible for this rainfall pattern. What is going on? How long will it last?
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Details are in the 6-minute video below.
Happy Father's Day.
Have a great week ahead.
Stay healthy.
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