There is likely to be some tornadoes later today in the Kansas – actually a pretty significant chance of them. So when that happens this page will switch over to a live blog of the tornadoes so we can keep everyone up to date. So be sure to click the like button at the top to share this page with your friends and family so they can stay up to date on the latest weather information today. Below is the information we have this morning. Above is the SPC tornado possibilities for today.
The Storm Prediction Center Day 1 For April 27 2012
SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE ONGOING THIS MORNING OVER WESTERN KS AHEAD OF THE MAIN UPPER SYSTEM. PRESENT INDICATIONS ARE THAT THESE STORMS MAY CONTINUE THROUGH THE MORNING AND INTENSIFY FURTHER BY EARLY AFTERNOON OVER CENTRAL KS AS A COMBINATION OF DAYTIME HEATING AND MOISTURE ADVECTION DESTABILIZE THE REGION. THE CLUSTER OF STORMS IS EXPECTED TO TRACK EASTWARD ALONG/NORTH OF PRIMARY INSTABILITY GRADIENT THROUGH THE DAY ACROSS CENTRAL/EASTERN KS AND EVENTUALLY TOWARD THE KC AREA BY EARLY EVENING. BACKED LOW LEVEL WINDS AND ENHANCED VERTICAL SHEAR NEAR THE WARM FRONT WILL PROMOTE SUPERCELL STRUCTURES CAPABLE OF LARGE HAIL. STORMS MAY EVENTUALLY BECOME SURFACE BASED BY LATE AFTERNOON WITH AN INCREASING RISK OF TORNADOES /POSSIBLY STRONG/.
From the NWS Wichita April 27 2012 Area Forecast Discussion
EXPECTING THUNDERSTORMS TO DEVELOP ALONG THE DRYLINE ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS BETWEEN 18-21Z. MOISTURE IS STREAMING NORTHWARD AS THE WARM SECTOR PUSHES INTO SOUTHERN KANSAS. THIS WILL CAUSE LOW CLOUDS/MVFR CEILINGS TO BE A CONCERN FOR THIS MORNING/AFTERNOON. STORMS COULD COULD SEVERE WITH HAIL BEING A CONCERN THIS MORNING AND THEN HAIL...WIND AND TORNADOES THE CONCERN WITH THIS AFTERNOONS DEVELOPMENT.
From the NWS Wichita April 27 HWO
THE GREATER COVERAGE OF STORMS IS EXPECTED ACROSS CENTRAL AND EAST CENTRAL KANSAS ALONG A WARM FRONT. OTHER MORE ISOLATED SEVERE STORMS MAY DEVELOP IN SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST KANSAS AHEAD OF A SURGING DRYLINE. THE STORMS WILL BE CAPABLE OF VERY LARGE HAIL UP TO BASEBALL SIZE...DAMAGING WINDS...AND A FEW TORNADOES. THE STORMS ARE EXPECTED TO MOVE EASTWARD OUT OF EASTERN KANSAS THIS EVENING.
From Topeka KS April 27 2012 HWO
SIGNIFICANT ROUND OF THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE LATER THIS AFTERNOON INTO THIS EVENING. SUPERCELLS COULD FORM THIS AFTERNOON AND PRODUCE LARGE HAIL TO THE SIZE OF GOLF BALLS AND SOME DAMAGING WINDS. TORNADOES WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE WITH THESE STORMS. THE HIGHEST LIKELIHOOD FOR THESE STORMS TO OCCUR WILL BE SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 70 AND EAST OF A SALINA TO WICHITA LINE.
From Topeka KS April 27 2012 AFD
EXPECT INITIAL STORM MODE TO BE SUPERCELLULAR. A FAVORABLE LOW LEVEL SHEAR PROFILE...CHARACTERIZED BY BACKED SURFACE AND 850 MB WINDS VEERING WITH HEIGHT TO SW WINDS AT 500 MB WILL CREATE A FAVORABLE ENVIRONMENT FOR THE STRONGEST STORMS TO PRODUCE A TORNADO OR TWO. ALSO ANY STORM WHICH MOVES OUT OF THE WARM SECTOR AND CROSSES THE WARM FRONT COULD ALSO PRODUCE A TORNADO AS IT ENCOUNTERS THE BAROCLINIC ZONE. STORM MOTIONS WILL BE ROUGHLY TOWARD THE NORTHEAST AROUND 40 MPH...WITH RIGHT MOVING SUPERCELLS MOVING E-SE AT 25 MPH
