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Powerful thunderstorms packing winds of 70-80 mph swept through Lawrence, KS last night. Severe storms went on to knock out power to 10,000s of customers across the Kansas City metro. 📸 Kara Berger. #KSwx #MOwx KMBC

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In July 2017 at Panama City Beach, Florida, a powerful rip current swept two young boys out to sea. Their mother, Roberta Ursrey, and other family members swam out to help, but all nine quickly became trapped in the current just yards from shore. Beachgoers spotted the desperate situation and sprang into action. What began as a few people linking arms grew rapidly into a human chain of 70 to 80 strangers. Some anchored the line in shallow water while others extended it farther out. Jessica Simmons grabbed a boogie board and swam to the exhausted family, helping keep them afloat until the chain reached them. After more than an hour, the group successfully pulled everyone back to safety. Ursrey’s mother suffered a heart attack during the ordeal and a nephew broke his hand, but remarkably, all nine family members survived. It remains one of the most inspiring examples of strangers uniting to save lives.

In July 2017 at Panama City Beach, Florida, a powerful rip current swept two young boys out to sea. Their mother, Roberta Ursrey, and other family members swam out to help, but all nine quickly became trapped in the current just yards from shore. Beachgoers spotted the desperate situation and sprang into action. What began as a few people linking arms grew rapidly into a human chain of 70 to 80 strangers. Some anchored the line in shallow water while others extended it farther out. Jessica Simmons grabbed a boogie board and swam to the exhausted family, helping keep them afloat until the chain reached them. After more than an hour, the group successfully pulled everyone back to safety. Ursrey’s mother suffered a heart attack during the ordeal and a nephew broke his hand, but remarkably, all nine family members survived. It remains one of the most inspiring examples of strangers uniting to save lives.

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695,216 views • 2 months ago

No changes to morning update on severe weather chances, but the system is finally showing its hand and round 1 looks to head decently south of the #Chicago metro area. That pushes the all-important warm frontal boundary well into central IL Question remains how far north that front pushes back today, but odds are decreasing it can reach or breach the magical I-80 weather wall. Midday to early afternoon trends still need to be closely monitored, but personally (this is just me speaking) wouldn’t be surprised to see that moderate risk over half the metro area slide south on the next update What does remain is a rainy day and the flooding threat hangs on as we sit on the cool side where all this moisture aloft will get wrung out. We are under a flood thru the afternoon More later as things play out, but early hi res morning models paint a much less severe picture across northern IL and Chicago Here are 5 looks at the key late afternoon 4PM forecast hour

No changes to morning update on severe weather chances, but the system is finally showing its hand and round 1 looks to head decently south of the #Chicago metro area. That pushes the all-important warm frontal boundary well into central IL Question remains how far north that front pushes back today, but odds are decreasing it can reach or breach the magical I-80 weather wall. Midday to early afternoon trends still need to be closely monitored, but personally (this is just me speaking) wouldn’t be surprised to see that moderate risk over half the metro area slide south on the next update What does remain is a rainy day and the flooding threat hangs on as we sit on the cool side where all this moisture aloft will get wrung out. We are under a flood thru the afternoon More later as things play out, but early hi res morning models paint a much less severe picture across northern IL and Chicago Here are 5 looks at the key late afternoon 4PM forecast hour

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58,536 views • 1 month ago