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A Couple of Fast Moving Storms Affecting Areas Along and East of the Rockies

A couple of storm systems will impact travel conditions through the first half of this weekend. Heavy snow from the mountains of the West will move into the upper Midwest and upper Great Lakes through tonight. Record warmth and Gulf moisture along and east of the Mississippi River will fuel severe thunderstorms, heavy rainfall, fog for the Tennessee Valley and deep South on Friday into Saturday. Read More >

A few rounds of thunderstorms passed southeast across north central, northeast, and east central Kansas in the evening hours of July 7, 2014.  Many of these storms produced severe weather, primarily in the form of strong winds, but some large hail also fell in north central Kansas. 

 

Radar imagery during the severe weather:

 

Map of severe weather reports - click for interactive view:

 

Images of wind damage:

In Fostoria, via Chris Trudo:

 

In Lyndon, via Douglas Watson:

 

Wakarusa Drive in Lawrence, via Arin Peters: