Expected winds at 60 mph here today, with gust up to 80 mph.
I fully expect a mess tomorrow.
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A bunch of Kansas schools are actually ending school early today to get kids home before the worst of it hits...
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And now I70 is closed out west...

⚠️ I-70 CLOSED
KDOT has closed I-70 in BOTH DIRECTIONS from the Colorado border to exit 159 in Hays because of low visibility and crashes blocking the roadway. Please delay travel today if possible. Stay updated at https://t.co/hFNgAPWzND. pic.twitter.com/FD9GbtcXPS

— NWKansasKDOT (@NWKansasKDOT) December 15, 2021

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They closed 83 to garden. That bitch never closes.
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Pretty intense line of thunderstorms from Grand Island NE south to Salina. I work at a greenhouse and we had everything opened so the wind would blow through and the plastic was still snapping like crazy.
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84mph wind recorded in Garden City. Quite a few semis reported sleeping along KS highways.

Elkhart, KS:


Lots more info: https://www.kwch.com/2021/12/15/colo...mph-wind-gust/
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Oh man, look how fast those are moving on radar.
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Looking out the window at work and seeing trees that don't normally move in the wind blowing all over the place. This afternoon is gonna be interesting
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This is the worst I’ve seen. And I’ve seen a lot of shit.
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It's so windy because Nebraska blows and Oklahoma sucks. Or is it Colorada blows and Missouri sucks




It's fucking windy as fuck.
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93 mph in Lincoln
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Only 169 miles separates a Snow Squall Warning and a Tornado Warning. @spann @MatthewCappucci @JimCantore @RadarScope pic.twitter.com/KqTR5giYyW

— Meteorologist Johnny Parker (@JohnnyParker012) December 15, 2021

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We lost power an hour or so ago and have been through 2 tornado a severe tstorm and 2 excessive wind warnings. Craziest weather I've ever seen especially in December.
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It's comin'


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The main line just crossed the Iowa-Nebraska border moving east at a whopping 90 mph. Generated a 93mph wind gust at Lincoln and 90 in Omaha.
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