Sunday, June 5, 2016

Weekend Adventure: June 4, 2016

The family adventure this weekend took us to RokeyRoad Holsteins near Sabetha, Kansas. They were holding an open farm event for their dairy operation and the boys jumped at the opportunity to see ‘baby cows’. They were able to see two calfs be born while at the farm, and a bonus playtime with kittens too!
The Rokey’s had biscuits and gravy, yogurt, and milk available alongside full tours and activities for kids. Their calf barn was open for the boys to pet calves that were only days old. The boys enjoyed the chance to be up close to the cows, and already asked when they can go see cows again.





Friday, June 3, 2016

The Need for a Riding Mower

Yard looks quite a bit better being mowed, shown is a portion of the backyard. Only dilemma is that it took 7.5 hours to accomplish with a push mower; the yard is around an acre that needs to be mowed.

Wednesday, June 1, 2016

Showy Evening Primrose

I love the open prairie, the openness, types of grasses, and especially the wildflowers. Was very pleased to see this batch of Showy Evening Primrose growing in the backyard.

Friday, May 27, 2016

Painting... And More Painting...

New home with contractor painted walls, and three boys who are excited about their own rooms means one thing for certain: painting!
The three boys were each given the opportunity to choose their own color for their room. They were guided to a proper shade once they chose their color as we didn’t quite need blinding or too dark of a wall.


Notice they went with blue, orange, and green. We’ll show off the walls in a later update when the rooms are complete.


Thursday, May 26, 2016

Rain... Lots of Rain...

The second day owning our new home included numerous thunderstorms, many of which were severe nearby. Biggest story was the rain though with a flash flood warning issued for Jackson County. Note, I wasn't a good Meteorologist and had yet to set up the rain gauge to know exactly how much fell at the new home.

 This is a portion of the backyard near the garage, and there was a lot more water flowing throughout the backyard and our gully. No water in the house or basement though!

Wednesday, May 25, 2016

Our New Home!

The largest new adventure for my family is the purchase of our new home! We moved away from the Kansas City suburbs to a rural Kansas home west of Mayetta. There will be plenty more updates regarding this home throughout the summer!


Photo: First sunset over the new home, 25 May 2016.

Blogging Returns

Summer has begun, and so has a lot of new adventures. While I’ve stopped supporting my website (SeverePlains.com) I want to attempt to keep some form of record (blog) in tact. I’ve settled on trying out Tumblr for the summer to update all of the ongoings…
So be prepared for the return of blogging!

Tuesday, June 29, 2010

New Blog... Update Links!

http://www.severeplains.com/

Once again, I am no longer updating this blog as I have a new hosted blog that I am updating. Please update your links to the following page:


http://www.severeplains.com/

Friday, May 21, 2010

Thursday, May 20, 2010

May 20 Severe Weather?

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A day of light to moderate rain and embedded thunderstorms during the evening hours last night left areas of Kansas City with another 0.75-1.25" of rain on the already wet ground. Additional rainfall today will not be as widespread or as significant, thus expect the flooding threat to diminish over the local Kansas City area. Other areas of Missouri will see a flooding threat continue through the day as heavier rains with embedded thunderstorms continue, and another round of general moderate rainfall occurs over eastern portions of the state overnight tonight.

Main concern for this update is the potential of some severe weather this afternoon and evening over parts of extreme eastern Kansas and western Missouri. The upper level low currently centered over central Kansas will slowly progress eastward in conjunction with the surface low currently along the KS/OK border. Cold air aloft will allow for at least some destabilization of the lower levels given at least some sunshine this afternoon over these areas. If some clearing can occur, expect at least 500 J/kg of instability with upwards of 1000 J/kg of most-unstable CAPE being possible. At least marginally severe hail should be realized if sufficient instability values can be reached over parts of western Missouri. If low level instability can be realized with surface heating this afternoon, fairly substantial turning in the lower portions of the hodographs may allow for the risk of tornadoes just ahead of the surface low pressure system where winds will be southeasterly. At this time there is undoubtedly some concerns with the setup, but the main concern will be whether or not some clearing will occur to allow the destabilization needed.

This will be a fairly narrow corridor for severe weather this afternoon where enough destabilization can occur and the low level wind fields are supportive. Latest SPC outlooks have this area defined fairly well  at the moment.

An update tomorrow may reflect on any severe weather that occurs today and otherwise look at the upcoming pattern of very warm and humid weather!