{"id":45749,"date":"2019-05-16T15:54:15","date_gmt":"2019-05-16T20:54:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/tigermedianet.com\/?p=45749"},"modified":"2019-05-16T15:54:20","modified_gmt":"2019-05-16T20:54:20","slug":"large-hail-high-winds-a-potential-with-storms-friday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tigermedianet.com\/?p=45749","title":{"rendered":"Large hail, high winds a potential with storms Friday"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

By TIGER MEDIA NETWORK<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Multiple weather agencies and meteorologists are beginning\npreparations for what could be an active day of severe weather Friday in\nKansas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

While commencement ceremonies Friday and Saturday mornings at Fort Hays State University are not expected to be interrupted by severe storms, evening plans both nights might need to be monitored.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hays and most of western Kansas is in a slight risk for\ndangerous weather Friday late afternoon and evening. On Saturday, western\nKansas has a marginal risk for severe weather.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Storms Friday, if they are able to fire up, could produce\nlarge hail and gusty winds \u2013 and perhaps a tornado.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThey\u2019ll form to the well west of Hays and move east with\ntime,\u201d said Marc Russell, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service in\nDodge City, which covers Ellis County.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIt\u2019s just going to depend on the heating of the day and how\nthat helps things develop. It might be too warm aloft to get them going.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The dryline is expected to set up over western Kansas on\nFriday, providing a fueling point for the storms in the late afternoon and evening.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The NWS said the main threat will be large hail and damaging\nwinds \u2013 as well as a few tornadoes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cTornadoes will be isolated,\u201d Russell said. \u201cThe bigger\nthreat will be hail and wind. There could be winds up to 70 mph. There will be\nmore of a widespread event Monday with rain.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Portions of Nebraska and west Texas are expected to get the\nbrunt of the storms Friday. Both of those areas are listed in enhanced threats,\naccording to the Storm Prediction Center.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But western Kansas could see hail up to the size of baseballs with some storms, which is large enough to cause significant damage to crops, animals, vehicles and buildings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAny storms that do form will have the possibility of large\nhail,\u201d Russell said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He said the Hays area will have a better chance of\nmeasurable rain Monday, when storms are expected again. Highs are expected to\nbe in the lower 60s on Monday, with a 70% chance of thunderstorms.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Highs Friday are expected to be near 90, with highs near 80\non Saturday. Sunday is expected to top out at about 70 degrees.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

While severe weather hasn\u2019t had much of an impact on the\nHays area so far this spring, Russell said now is the time of year when that\nusually changes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cReally in mid-May to mid-June is the peak season for areas\nin the Plains,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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