Missouri River Flood of 2011 - Upper Missouri Reservoir Readings- 5-Day Rainfall Forecast for July 13

The following are the latest reservoir readings on the upper Missouri River- taken on Wednesday morning- July 13.


The key to the project parameters listed can be found on this previous CSW post on daily USACE project readings.

There are also three-week predictions made by USACE on inflows and discharges for each dam/reservoir in the Pick-Sloan system found HERE.


Also- the National Weather Service's US 5-Day precipitation outlook and forecasted rainfall amounts.

CSW Weather: Cooling Thunderstorms in The Kansas City MetroRegion

Most of these storms shown on the NWS Doppler radar image are of the pop-up variety- heat of the day rising into unstable air.

There are additional shower and thunderstorm chances over the next 24 hours for both Metro and MetroRegion Kansas City.


Some of the stronger thunderstorms could produce damaging wind gusts and possibly hail.

CSW BREAKING: Critical-Injury- "Possible" Fatality Crash in Clinton County MO

Holt MO fire and EMS crews are being assisted at the scene of a 2-vehicle "T-bone" crash in southern Clinton county.

The wreck is on Perrin Road at 209th Street- and was reported to authorities around 2 p.m. Tuesday afternoon.


The Kearney Fire dispatch for mutual-aid for Holt stated that there was "a possible (fatality)" involved in this crash.

There is also reported extrication being performed on "a male" accident patient- and a child was reportedly in one of the vehicles and being treated.

It was shortly after 3 p.m. when it was announced that there were 3 "non-emergency" patient transports to Liberty Hospital.


There was no further mention of any fatality.

Missouri River Flood of 2011 - Upper Missouri Reservoir Readings- 5-Day Rainfall Forecast for July 12

The following are the latest reservoir readings on the upper Missouri River- taken on Tuesday morning- July 12.


The key to the project parameters listed can be found on this previous CSW post on daily USACE project readings.

There are also three-week predictions made by USACE on inflows and discharges for each dam/reservoir in the Pick-Sloan system found HERE.


Also- the National Weather Service's US 5-Day precipitation outlook and forecasted rainfall amounts.

CSW BREAKING: Multi-Vehicle Crash on I-435 Near Truman Road in KC-MO

At 1:57 p.m.- reports were coming in to KC-MO emergency services about a vehicle "rollover" crash on southbound I-435 at Truman Road.


Early report from the scene from a fire company says a "dump truck is on it's side" alone with at least "2" other passenger vehicles involved.


There are reported to be "2" people injured- extent unknown yet.


Extrication was also reported to be in progress on one person according to fire department comms at 2:05 p.m..


Expect traffic on I-435 both south and northbound to be at least slowed significantly if not closed until the scene is cleared.


More information as it's received....

CSW Weather: Chance of Severe Storms in the Kansas City MetroRegion Through Tuesday

The risk factor is "slight" according to forecasters at the NWS' Storm Prediction Center in Norman Oklahoma.

Today's risk area runs generally along and north of U.S. 36 highway in Missouri- including Missouri cities such as St. Joseph- Chillicothe and Kirksville.


Today's forecast is valid until 7 a.m. Tuesday morning.

On Tuesday- the area forecasted for severe storms drops south to generally along and north of Interstate 70- and Metro Kansas City is bisected in that forecast.


Thunderstorms will certainly be a break from this stifling heat- as a NWS "Excessive Heat Warning" continues through Tuesday.

Images of Hurricane-Like Storm As It Hits Chicago

A powerful line of severe thunderstorms swept through the Chicagoland Monday morning- knocking out power to hundreds of thousands of residents.

WGN-9 TV News in Chicago reports 615000 people without electricity around the Windy City as winds as high as 75 m.p.h. struck the area around 8 a.m..

Shown here is a series of images vid-capped from the Wrigley Field Webcam that begin before the storm hits the Wrigleyville area.

Notice the trashcans lining Addison Street in front of Wrigley before the storm struck- and how the powerful wind gusts in the last few images have blown the heavy cans around and into the street.

WGN is reporting several injuries from the storms- as well as several reports of trees and tree limbs downed onto vehicles and a hospitality tent blown down in a Chicago suburb.

That area is under a "moderate risk" of severe storms again later today.

CSW BREAKING; Assist-The-Officer- Shooting Death in KC-MO

An assist-the-officer along with a shooting call resulted in a dead person in the 5800 block of Manchester Monday morning.

The call came out around 9:45 a.m.- and an address in the 8000 block of East 59th Street was also given.


Police had reportedly responded to a disturbance at one of the locations before the assist-the-officer and shooting call came out.


Initial reports say a police officer encountered an armed woman at one of the locations- and the officer ended up fatally shooting the woman.


EMS reported a "D.O.A." at this location shortly after 10 a.m..

Missouri River Flood of 2011 - Upper Missouri Reservoir Readings- 5-Day Rainfall Forecast for July 11

The following are the latest reservoir readings on the upper Missouri River- taken on Monday morning- July 11.


The key to the project parameters listed can be found on this previous CSW post on daily USACE project readings.

There are also three-week predictions made by USACE on inflows and discharges for each dam/reservoir in the Pick-Sloan system found HERE.


Also- the National Weather Service's US 5-Day precipitation outlook and forecasted rainfall amounts.

Missouri River Flood of 2011 - Upper Missouri Reservoir Readings- 5-Day Rainfall Forecast for July 10

The following are the latest reservoir readings on the upper Missouri River- taken on Sunday morning- July 10.


The key to the project parameters listed can be found on this previous CSW post on daily USACE project readings.

There are also three-week predictions made by USACE on inflows and discharges for each dam/reservoir in the Pick-Sloan system found HERE.


Also- the National Weather Service's US 5-Day precipitation outlook and forecasted rainfall amounts.

CSW BREAKING: Critical-Injury Crash Near Lawrence KS

A juvenile female has critical injuries after a car-bicycle crash on a Douglas county (DgCo) road just south of the Wakarusa river and the City of Lawrence.

The collision occured about 7:20 a.m. Sunday morning at the intersection of County roads North 1100 and East 1500.

Wakarusa Township fire crews and DgCo-EMS found the girl bicyclist in the roadway and unresponsive when they arrived- and a medical helicopter was ordered.


The "13-year-old" was flown to Children's Mercy Hospital in KC-MO with head and other life-threatening injuries.

Douglas county Sheriff's department was investigating the crash.