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Severe storms possible as cold front sets to Kansas

WICHITA, Kan. (KWCH) – Meteorologist Jake Dunne says a cold front is moving through Kansas and that it is exiting the hot and humid conditions we maintained over the weekend. Before that happens, however, South-Central Kansas still has one day of heat and humidity to go. Elevations in the mid …

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Derecho with winds of 100 mph moving across the Midwest

A very dangerous derecho is moving from Iowa to northern Illinois, toward Chicago, prompting the SPC to issue a PDS thunderstorm via 7 a.m. central time Monday. “PDS-serious thunderstorms are rare, and reserved for only the strongest thunderstorms,” ​​said CNN meteorologist Brandon Miller. “Wind gusts are expected to reach 100 …

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Canadian ice shelf larger than Manhattan crashes into the sea

This large ice sheet then drifted into the Arctic Sea, breaking further into two large pieces. This whole calf event – the scientific term for breaking ice cubes of glaciers – was captured by the Copernicus Sentinel satellite. The piece that broke off was about 80 square kilometers – larger …

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