I underestimated the available energy in the atmosphere in central Kansas. The severe weather is starting to break out with increasing rapidity. We're seeing quite the outbreak of tornadoes across the region, not just central Kansas. Three tornadoes were reported out by Clay Center, another tornado is on the ground right now between Manhattan and Ogden, and a third tornado warning is out for Wichita.
The SPC expects the lines of storms that are producing these storms to turn into long-lived squall lines (called derechos) with tornado-proudcing supercells embedded on the north and south edges of any line.
Topeka is not yet experiencing anything severe, but the winds are still gusting strongly from the south. There is plenty of energy available to any storms that move into the region. I'll have to be ready to take cover once any storms move this direction. I'll try to keep blogging if something happens, unless the power goes out.
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