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Severe Thunderstorms and Excessive Rainfall across the South-Central U.S

Widespread severe weather will continue across the Plains and Missouri Valley region Friday evening. Very large hail, strong tornadoes and wind damage are all possible. The severe thunderstorm activity will then shift into portions of the southern/central Plains Saturday. A Moderate Risk (Level 3/5) of excessive rainfall is also forecast from far northern Texas into Kansas Saturday. Read More >

Station     PAFC     Elevation  144 FT
Fri Apr 26 13:20:02 UTC 2024

Morning Vent Factor:

Temperature           41 Deg F
Mixing Depth MSL      114.3 m
Mixing Depth AGL      71.1 m
Transport Wind        1.54 m/s
Vent Factor           109

Forecast for Afternoon Vent Factor:

Temperature           52 Deg F
Mixing Depth MSL      2033.4 m
Mixing Depth AGL      1990.2 m
Transport Wind        6.69 m/s
Vent Factor           13308

 Vent Factor is considered a measure of the volume rate of horizontal transport of air within the mixing layer, per unit distance, normal to the wind. Units are measured in square meters per second or knot-feet.