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Despite the heat and humidity, there is a bright side
Thursday, July 9We often complain about the Kansas heat and humidity. Myself included. However, in one respect we can consider ourselves a bit lucky.
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- Storms topple semis, damage buildings
- July 9, 2009
- Brief but powerful storms blasted parts of eastern Kansas on Wednesday afternoon with hail, heavy rain and high winds that tore roofs off buildings.
- Too close for comfort?
- July 8, 2009
- A few residents suffered property damage during a brief but powerful thunderstorm Wednesday afternoon.
- More than 2,750 turn out for community workout
- Massive crowd of thousands steps up to form ‘world’s largest community workout’
- 02:25 p.m., July 8, 2009 Updated 09:44 p.m.
- Don “Red Dog” Gardner told a crowd gathered at Kansas University’s Shenk Fields that 2,766 has turned out for the night’s workout.
- All watches canceled, power restored to most area customers
- 12:36 a.m., July 4, 2009 Updated 10:06 a.m.
- A strong line of storms that moved through the area left most areas of northeast Kansas wet, but caused few other problems.
- Longtime forecaster reflects on job
- July 3, 2009
- His blue eyes twinkle when Dale Collins compares his 40-year career as a weatherman to today’s 10 p.m. fellows who depend on radar and Doppler.
- Gov. seeks disaster aid for 3 state counties
- June 27, 2009
- Gov. Mark Parkinson is requesting agricultural disaster declarations for three counties in southern Kansas.
- Veterinarians warn residents to protect dogs from heat
- June 26, 2009
- Dr. Mark Marks, a Lawrence veterinarian, reminds residents to keep their pets in mind during the dog days of summer.
- Excessive Heat Warning in effect through Saturday afternoon
- 08:13 a.m., June 25, 2009 Updated 03:46 p.m.
- The National Weather Service has extended the Excessive Heat Warning that was to end today at 7 p.m. through 7 p.m. Saturday.
- Disaster declared for March winter storm
- June 25, 2009
- President Barack Obama has issued a major disaster declaration for Kansas to help cover costs from a powerful winter storm in late March.
- A/C technicians keep their cool in heat wave
- Sweltering temperatures bring abundance of work for local air conditioning workers
- June 25, 2009
- Phil Foster’s lost 6 pounds in the last five days, and it wasn’t by design.
- Lightning strikes Tonganoxie buildings
- June 25, 2009
- Lightning struck two structures Wednesday evening in Tonganoxie, police say.
- No one injured in boating emergency at Clinton Lake
- June 24, 2009
- Emergency crews were called to boaters in distress at Clinton Lake shortly after 6:45 p.m. Wednesday.
- Severe thunderstorm watch expires
- 04:39 p.m., June 24, 2009 Updated 08:56 p.m.
- The severe thunderstorm warning for Douglas and Jefferson counties has been canceled due to the weakening of the storm in the area. The watch remains in effect until 11 p.m.
- Residents get creative in finding relief from the scorching heat
- 03:01 p.m., June 23, 2009 Updated 05:39 a.m.
- The city pool, the frozen-food section of a grocery store, a shade tree and a “beer cave” might seem unrelated, but Lawrence residents are seeking refuge in those places as they try to escape the sticky summer heat.
- Heat advisory upgraded to Excessive Heat Warning until 7 p.m. Thursday
- 07:37 a.m., June 23, 2009 Updated 01:04 p.m.
- Because extremely hot, humid conditions are expected to persist for four consecutive days — through Thursday — the National Weather Service has upgraded the heat advisory that had been in effect for Lawrence and surrounding areas to an Excessive Heat Warning.
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