Doug Heady

Missouri

Chief Meteorologist at KOAM-TV (Pittsburg, KS)

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Alert Day Tuesday/Tuesday night with another severe threat moving in.

3 weeks ago | koamnewsnow.com | Doug Heady

After severe thunderstorms on Saturday night, lets do it again on Tuesday night. We are going to warm up with highs back near 70 but very windy strong southerly winds gusting near 45 mph. Severe threat pics up Tuesday evening. A few supercells could pop up mid evening in SE KS and NE OKIf a couple supercells pop up there will be a tornado threatThen a bigger hail and wind threat after midnightA few supercells try to pop up mid eveningBig line starts to work in after midnight.
Milton making landfall and some changes for us as well

Oct 9, 2024 | koamnewsnow.com | Doug Heady

I hope you have had a fantastic week so far and enjoying the great weather. We do need rain and we will see higher chances just right around the corner. Milton is making landfall this evening. Winds gusting in the 100-110 mph range right around the eye wall. Roughly 30 miles outside the wall will see winds in the 60-90 mph rangeVery heavy rains on the north side of the storm of over 10"A very weak wave rolls through with some clouds and a random shower on the KS/OK side.
Heating up over the next few days.

Jul 10, 2024 | koamnewsnow.com | Doug Heady

I hope your week has been fantastic so far. We got some rain on Monday and temperatures haven't been to hot as of late. However, they will start to heat back up. Temps into the middle 90sAlso, afternoon scattered thunderstormsBack into the mid 90s again on FridayUpper 90s over the weekend and near 100 early next week. Enjoy your Thursday!-Doug
Heat and humidity stick around and windy as well

Jun 17, 2024 | koamnewsnow.com | Doug Heady

I hope you have been enjoying the heat and the humidity, but at least we are out of severe weather season. Of course you can see severe weather anytime of the year. Winds will gust near 30 mph into Wednesday morningA hair cooler tomorrow but still hot.
Big severe threat this weekend

May 24, 2024 | koamnewsnow.com | Doug Heady

Hey guys, I wanted to give you an update on our severe threat for the weekend. We have a low threat this evening but a much higher threat on Saturday evening and night. Scattered thunderstorms this evening, mainly along and south of I-44Some could be low grade severe, main threat is large hailBig severe threat Saturday evening7pm-1amAll modes of severe weather possible. Thunderstorms form mainly after 7pm and drive east Storms drive in through the evening hours.
More thunderstorms to come.

May 1, 2024 | koamnewsnow.com | Doug Heady

I hope everyone enjoyed a calmer Wednesday for us. However, more thunderstorms in the forecast. Low severe threat on Thursday, level 1 out of 5Scattered showers and thunderstorms popping up mid to late morning. Stronger thunderstorms during the afternoon and evening hours. Heaviest rainfall will be along and north of I-44Showers and thunderstorms Saturday morning, they look non-severe at this time. Next bigger severe threat looks to be Monday and Tuesday.
Turning much colder the next few days!

Apr 18, 2024 | koamnewsnow.com | Doug Heady

I hope you are all enjoying the week and heading into Friday. Scattered thunderstorms this evening but most of the severe storms will stay east of the area. Much cooler Friday, but hey it is Friday. A lot of clouds this weekendA few stray showers early Saturday and then Saturday night as well. T-Storms back in Tuesday but only a low severe threat. Severe threat really ramps up late next week. Enjoy your Friday!-Doug
Much colder the next few days and a look at eclipse weather

Apr 2, 2024 | koamnewsnow.com | Doug Heady

I hope you all enjoyed a much calmer but colder Tuesday for us today. It is going to be chilly the next few days. We had a lot of severe weather on Monday evening. Check out the storm reports. Winds will gusting 20-30 mph over the next 24 hoursLow wind chills in the 20s by morning. Chilly and windy on WednesdayWe have a storm system on Saturday and Sunday and then again no TuesdayThat is good news for the eclipse, but we are going to be fighting some cloud cover. Enjoy your Wednesday!-Doug
Freeze warning for us tonight a look down the road toward Easter

Mar 26, 2024 | koamnewsnow.com | Doug Heady

I hope you had a great Tuesday! I know it is much colder but it won't last for long. However, we do have to deal with a hard freeze tonight. We will be below freezing for several hours and we have a lot of budding going on with plants. Most of us will start into the mid 20s by morning. At least we get back into the mid 50s for highs. Much warmer for Easter, but we will be tracking evening thunderstorms.
Some rain chances and a look at the weekend.

Mar 20, 2024 | koamnewsnow.com | Doug Heady

I hope you have had a great week so far and enjoying the fantastic temperatures for the first day of Spring. A few random showers tonight and Thursday, overall another great day. A few random showers again on Thursday night. A cold front heads our way on FridayWe could see a few afternoon sprinkles as the front passes. Showers and thunderstorms roll in Sunday evening and nightSome could be on the stronger side.