The below figure shows the 500 mb mid-level pattern for this afternoon. The upper-trough has shifted eastward from its more westward location yesterday. It is situated over far southeastern Colorado. With that, the severe weather threat for thunderstorms shifts east into the Midwest, such as Kansas, Nebraska, Oklahoma, and Missouri. North to northwest flow ensues in the upper-levels behind the system …

Andy

Andy

Born and raised in St. Louis, Andrew obtained a Ph.D. in Atmospheric Science from the University of Colorado in 2015. From 2015 to 2020, he worked remotely in Boulder as an atmospheric scientist with NOAA's Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratory in Miami. Andy is now a full-time meteorologist.

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