This morning, after FirstNews, I am off to Atchison, Kansas to visit with some 4th graders at Atchison Catholic Elementary School. All of us on the weather team love to talk with young people and, this time of the year, when so many classes do their weather units or have career days, it is extra busy and extra fun.

The questions range from "What would happen if a tornado caught on fire?" to "What kind of car do you drive?" For the first one I usually say I would run screaming into the night and, for the second, I say a Ford. (I think they're hoping for a braver answer to the first and "Corvette" to the second.) Tomorrow, I will let you know what the kids in Atchison have to say.

Mother Nature may teach us a thing or two tonight and tomorrow with some strong storms and soaking rains moving back into the area. While we are under a slight risk of severe weather, with hail and gusty winds as the main threat, the bigger concern may turn out to be isolated flooding. Stay tuned.

Finally, as for getting a continuing education, this blog has been great, too. Thanks for the kind words and comments on the first couple of entries. I learned that a couple kids aren't allowed to wear shorts outside unless I say it will be 65 degrees or warmer and that "embarrass" has two r's and two s's. How embarasing...embarrassing.

Thanks for stopping by and take care.