Thunderstorms have moved through Wyandotte County during the past two hours, the rain has stopped, and the National Weather Service at 1:45 p.m. has issued a thunderstorm watch effective until 10 p.m. Sunday.
The weather service radar map shows a line of thunderstorms has finished moving through Wyandotte County. The radar map shows some thunderstorms currently in the Topeka, Kan., area that might possibly be moving toward Wyandotte County this afternoon.
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It was raining as of noon today in Kansas City, Kan., with the sound of thunder reverberating through the area.
Severe thunderstorms will be possible today but not likely, according to the National Weather Service forecast.
Showers and thunderstorms developing across southern Kansas and further southward into central Oklahoma and Texas are expected to stream northeastward this morning and arrive over the local area by late morning or early afternoon, the weather service said.
This will keep the area stable and not allow severe storms to develop. If the area does happen to break out in sun for a period this afternoon then the possibility for severe storms will increase for late afternoon-evening with damaging winds and large hail the main threats, according to the weather service.
However, at this time, severe weather looks unlikely, the weather service said.
Today’s high will be near 74, with a south wind of 11 to 14 mph and gusts as high as 20 mph today.
Tonight, there is a 50 percent chance of rain and thunderstorms before midnight. The low will e around 48. A south wind of 9 to 14 mph will become west after midnight, and winds could gust as high as 18 mph, the weather service said.
Monday’s weather will be sunny with a high near 64, a west wind of 10 to 15 mph and gusts as high as 21 mph.
Jimmie Johnson, driver of the No. 48 Lowe’s Chevrolet, celebrated in Victory Lane after winning the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series SpongeBob SquarePants 400 at Kansas Speedway on May 9, in Kansas City, Kan. (Photo by Jamie Squire/Getty Images)
Storms interrupted the Sprint Cup races at Kansas Speedway Saturday night for two hours and 16 minutes, before races resumed with Jimmie Johnson finally winning.
With a name like SpongeBob Squarepants 400, several fans were speculating was it any wonder that everybody would get wet? Rain and lightning moved into the Kansas City, Kan., area around 7:40 p.m. A red flag stopped the race at lap 98 of the 267 laps. Racing on Saturday, after the rain delay, did not finish until after midnight.
Second place went to Kevin Harvick, and third, Dale Earnhardt Jr. Jeff Gordon was fourth. It was a sweep by Chevrolet of the top four places. Joey Logano was fifth, in a Ford.
Johnson, in the Lowe’s Chevrolet car, is third in overall point standings behind Kevin Harvick, who is in first; and Martin Truex Jr., in second.
It was Johnson’s third victory and 15th top 10 finish in 18 races at Kansas Speedway. So far this year, Johnson has three victories and eight top 10 finishes.
Martin Truex Jr. was the leader at the time the race was stopped. Kurt Busch also led early in the race. In all, there were 16 lead changes with 10 drivers in the lead at some point.
At one point, the winner, Johnson, had narrowly missed an accident early in the race. He had started 19th and found himself at the back, gradually working his way to first place.
Logano also had to drop to the back of the line after going into the pits too soon, later in the race.
Other notable events included Matt Kenseth spinning out; Tony Stewart hitting the wall; David Ragan into the back of another car and then spinning out; and Jeb Burton spinning out.
Rounding out the top 10 tonight were Matt Kenseth, Toyota, sixth; Brad Keselowski, Ford, seventh; Kurt Busch, Chevrolet, eighth; Martin Truex Jr., Chevrolet, ninth; and Ryan Newman, Chevrolet, 10th.
