Thursday Heads-up

Won’t go into a lot of detail, as I’m writing this on the phone and can’t put in the graphics I’d like to. But for those who like a heads-up, this is it. Thursday looks to be active across a swath of the plains, including the Wichita area. Current outlooks place the risk along US 81, give or take 150 miles, from at least the KS/NE line to south of Dallas.

Good news: the chasers will have enough space to spread out, rather than needing to rent a double-decker bus like last Thu in the TX panhandle. (Just kidding)

Bad news: the center of the outlook skewers some fairly significant population centers. Move last week’s Lakin tornado 180-200 miles east and imagine the difference. Not saying it will happen that way, but I always prefer open areas to populated ones when looking at storm risk. I love to watch the strength of nature, but not when it hurts people.

‘Nuff about that. I’m planning to chase Thursday, and if you live in Central KS or OK, I hope you’ll have a weather radio near you all afternoon.