Snow Across the Great Lakes, Central Appalachians, and Northeast; Unsettled Weather in the West

Light to moderate snow will continue into Saturday over the Great Lakes, Central Appalachians, and Northeast. This weekend into next week, a series of atmospheric rivers will bring gusty winds, periods of heavy rain, and mountain snow to northern California and the Pacific Northwest. Colder temperatures are in store for the weekend from the Great Lakes to East Coast. Read More >

Overview

During the early morning hours of the 26th of April severe thunderstorms began to develop across northern KS. A few of these storms produced hail the size of baseballs. Later in the morning the storms went on to produce damaging wind across far northeast KS. The outflow from these thunderstorms became the focus for new convection during the afternoon once the atmosphere was very unstable. Storms became widespread mainly producing large hail, damaging winds, and a few tornadoes. None these tornadoes caused much damage, but the hail and wind did in several locations. The widespread coverage of storms produced heavy rainfall for several hours over the same locations causing localized flash flooding. There were reports of evacuations and swift water rescues mainly in and around Shawnee county.