Significant precipitation deficits over the summer months and continuing into fall led to severe drought developing across Henry County on October 4th. Rainfall in late October improved conditions back to D1 drought or better by October 25th.
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Significant precipitation deficits over the summer months and continuing into fall led to severe drought developing across Henry County on October 4th. Rainfall in late October improved conditions back to D1 drought or better by October 25th.
The local office's own words before the first event, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Kansas City, MO wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Oct 4, 5:19 AM CST, 1 hour 41 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION National Weather Service Kansas City/Pleasant Hill MO 619 AM CDT Tue Oct 4 2022 .Discussion... Issued at 235 AM CDT TUE OCT 4 2022 Overview: Dry and quiet weather with continue to be the norm this week. Expect temperatures to be above to near normal though Thursday. But a cold front arrives late week bringing highs temps back to the 50s and 60s. The first freeze of the year looks possible for areas north of I-70 Saturday morning. Detailed discussion: The upper pattern remains stagnant today with prominent ridging over the area, sandwiched between two upper lows to our northwest and southeast. Expect today to be the warmest day this week with highs reaching the lower 80s for much of the area. For reference this is around 10 degrees above normal for early October. Expect mostly sunny skies through most of the day, but clouds could begin to increase by the evening as the shortwave tracks across the northern High Plains. A weak front will push through the area overnight Tuesday into Wednesday morning, but moisture looks pretty limited with its passage. Some very small rain chances look possible Tuesday night and Wednesday for far northern MO, but generally expect a dry overnight and day for most. Temperatures Wednesday will remain above normal, with most reaching the upper 70s to around 80 degrees. We will finally see some movement in the upper pattern by Wednesday as remnants of Ian and the shortwave to our north merge into much deeper troughing over the Great Lakes region. We will see a bit of a temperature spread on Thursday as a more pronounced cold front moves through the area during the day. Northern MO looks to top out around 70, while areas south of I-70 may still be able to reach 80. Things really cool off behind this dry cold front on Friday with temperature remaining in the 50s across the area. The effects of the cold front will be most noticed Friday night into Saturday morning as lows fall into the 30s for the entire area. The first freeze of the year looks probably for the northern half of the area. For now the KC Metro and points south of I-70 look to hold off on the first freeze of the year. Temperatures Saturday will remain chilly, but most of the area will still reach the lower 60s. The weather pattern will become more unsettled heading into next week as a few shortwaves become possible early in the week and troughing settles across the central US by mid week. && .Aviation...(For the 12Z TAFS through 12Z Wednesday Morning) Issued at 614 AM CDT TUE OCT 4 2022 VFR conditions are expected through the TAF period with increasing high clouds late in the period. Winds will be out of the Southeast under 10 knots. && .EAX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... KS...NONE. MO...NONE. && Discussion...HB Aviation...HB
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Kansas City/Pleasant Hill MO 500 AM CDT Tue Oct 4 2022 KSZ025-057-060-102>105-MOZ001>008-011>017-020>025-028>033-037>040- 043>046-053-054-051000- Atchison KS-Miami-Linn KS-Doniphan-Leavenworth-Wyandotte-Johnson KS- Atchison MO-Nodaway-Worth-Gentry-Harrison-Mercer-Putnam-Schuyler- Holt-Andrew-De Kalb-Daviess-Grundy-Sullivan-Adair-Buchanan-Clinton- Caldwell-Livingston-Linn MO-Macon-Platte-Clay-Ray-Carroll-Chariton- Randolph-Jackson-Lafayette-Saline-Howard-Cass-Johnson MO-Pettis- Cooper-Bates-Henry- 500 AM CDT Tue Oct 4 2022 This hazardous weather outlook is for northwest...north central and west central Missouri...as well as extreme eastern Kansas. .DAY ONE...Today and Tonight No hazardous weather is expected at this time. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Wednesday through Monday No hazardous weather is expected at this time. More detailed information can be accessed at... https://www.weather.gov/eax/hwo
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
1 drought. Local standard time, as filed.
Significant precipitation deficits over the summer months and continuing into fall led to severe drought developing across Henry County on October 4th. Rainfall in late October improved conditions back to D1 drought or better by October 25th.
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