Tornado Watch issued as severe weather treks across Kansas
WICHITA, Kan. (KAKE) - The latest on severe weather events in Kansas.
10:00 p.m.
9:00 p.m.
A tornado warning has been issued for parts of Elk County and Chautauqua County.
7:20 p.m.
The Tornado Warning for Dickinson County has expired.
6:50 p.m.
A Tornado Warning has been issued for Northern Dickinson County until 7:15 p.m.. At 6:44 p.m., a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located 7 miles south of Solomon, moving northeast at 45 mph.
Locations impacted include Abilene, Chapman, Solomon, Enterprise, Moonlight, and Talmage. This includes Interstate 70 between mile markers 267 and 288.
6:30 p.m.
A Severe Thunderstorm Warning has been issued for Southwestern McPherson and Southeastern Rice Counties until 7 p.m.. At 6:28 p.m., severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near Assaria to near Lindsborg to near McPherson to 8 miles south of Windom, moving northeast at 50 mph.
60 mph wind gusts and nickel size hail are possible.
Locations impacted include McPherson, Windom, and McPherson Airport.
A Severe Thunderstorm Warning remains in effect until 7 p.m. for Northern McPherson and Southeastern Saline Counties. At 6:26 p.m., severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from Assaria to 5 miles east of Lindsborg to 5 miles northwest of Galva, moving northeast at 50 mph.
70 mph wind gusts and nickel size hail are possible.
Locations impacted include McPherson, Lindsborg, Galva, Canton, Marquette, Assaria, Gypsum, Smolan, Falun, Bridgeport, Roxbury, and Kipp.
6:00 p.m.
A Severe Thunderstorm Warning remains in effect until 6:30 p.m. for Southwestern McPherson, North Central Reno and Eastern Rice Counties. At 5:51 p.m., severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from Little River to 8 miles southwest of Windom to 5 miles east of Nickerson, moving northeast at 45 mph.
70 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail are possible.
Locations impacted include McPherson, Inman, Nickerson, Little River, Windom, Willowbrook, and McPherson Airport.
A Severe Thunderstorm Warning remains in effect until 6:15 p.m. for Central Reno County. At 5:48 p.m. a severe thunderstorm was located over Plevna, or 11
miles east of Zenith, moving northeast at 60 mph.
70 mph wind gusts and half dollar size hail are possible.
Locations impacted include Hutchinson, South Hutchinson, Partridge, Sylvia, Plevna, and Abbyville.
5:40 p.m.
A Severe Thunderstorm Warning remains in effect until 6:15 p.m. for Southeastern Stafford and Northeastern Pratt Counties. At 5:35 p.m., a severe thunderstorm was located near Neola, moving northeast at 45 mph.
Ping pong ball size hail is possible.
This severe thunderstorm will remain over mainly rural areas of southeastern Stafford and northeastern Pratt Counties.
In addition, a Severe Thunderstorm Warning remains in effect until 6:15 p.m. for Northwestern Reno County. At 5:36 p.m., a severe thunderstorm was located over Turon, moving northeast at 50 mph.
Golf ball size hail and 70 mph wind gusts are possible.
Locations impacted include Hutchinson, South Hutchinson, Arlington, Turon, Partridge, Sylvia, Plevna, Abbyville, and Langdon.
5:20 p.m.
A Severe Thunderstorm Warning remains in effect until 6 p.m. for Northwestern Reno and Southwestern Rice Counties. At 5:12 p.m., a severe thunderstorm was located over Zenith, moving northeast at 40 mph.
Ping pong ball size hail and 60 mph wind gusts are possible.
Locations impacted include Sylvia and Plevna.
In addition, a Severe Thunderstorm Warning remains in effect until 6 p.m. for Central Ellsworth County. At 5:10 p.m., a severe thunderstorm was located near Lorraine, or 8 miles southwest of Ellsworth, moving northeast at 40 mph.
Ping pong ball size hail and 60 mph wind gusts are possible.
Locations impacted include Ellsworth, Kanopolis, Holyrood, Lorraine, Ellsworth Airport, and Kanopolis Lake.
A Severe Thunderstorm Warning remains in effect until 5:30 p.m. for Southeastern Stafford and Northeastern Pratt Counties. At 5:14 p.m., a severe thunderstorm was located near Stafford, moving northeast at 60 mph.
Ping pong ball size hail is possible.
This severe thunderstorm will remain over mainly rural areas of southeastern Stafford and northeastern Pratt Counties.
5:00 p.m.
A Severe Thunderstorm Warning has been issued for Eastern Stafford County until 5:30 p.m. At 4:51 p.m., a severe thunderstorm was located near Stafford,
moving northeast at 45 mph.
Two inch hail and 60 mph wind gusts are possible.
The Severe Thunderstorm Warnings for Southeastern Stafford and North Central Pratt Counties, as well as for East Central Kiowa, Northwestern Barber and Southwestern Pratt Counties, have expired.
4:35 p.m.
A Severe Thunderstorm Warning remains in effect until 5:00 p.m. for Southeastern Kiowa, Northwestern Barber and Southwestern Pratt Counties. At 4:30 p.m., a severe thunderstorm was located near Belvidere, moving northeast at 45 mph.
This severe storm is near Croft, and will be near Cullison around 4:45 p.m.
A Severe Thunderstorm Warning remains in effect until 5 p.m. for Northwestern Rice, Southwestern Ellsworth and Northeastern Barton Counties. At 4:28 p.m., severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from 7 miles north of Holyrood to 5 miles northeast of Great Bend, moving northeast at 45 mph.
60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail are possible.
Locations impacted include Hoisington, Claflin, Holyrood, Bushton, Lorraine, Cheyenne Bottoms, and Odin.
4:20 p.m.
The Tornado Warning that was issued for Eastern Pawnee and Northwestern Stafford has been cancelled.
A Severe Thunderstorm Warning remains in effect until 4:30 p.m. for Southwestern Barton County. At 4:16 p.m., a severe thunderstorm was located near Pawnee Rock, or 7 miles southwest of Great Bend, moving northeast at 45 mph.
Golf ball size hail and 70 mph wind gusts are possible.
Locations impacted include Great Bend, Pawnee Rock, and Great Bend Airport.
4:00 p.m.
A Tornado Warning remains in effect until 4:30 p.m. for Eastern Pawnee and Northwestern Stafford Counties. At 4:03 p.m., a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado was located near Pawnee Rock, or near Larned, moving northeast at 35
mph.
This tornadic thunderstorm will remain over mainly rural areas of northeastern Pawnee and northwestern Stafford Counties.
A Severe Thunderstorm Warning remains in effect until 4:30 p.m. for Southern Barton County. At 3:46 p.m., a severe thunderstorm was located near Pawnee Rock, or 7 miles southwest of Great Bend, moving northeast at 30 mph.
Golf ball size hail and 70 mph wind gusts are possible. Locations impacted include Great Bend, Ellinwood, Pawnee Rock, and Great Bend Airport.
In addition, a Severe Thunderstorm Warning remains in effect until 4:30 p.m. for Eastern Rooks and Southwestern Osborne Counties. This storm will remain over mainly rural areas. Also, a Severe Thunderstorm Warning remains in effect for Eastern Kiowa, North Central Comanche and Southwestern Pratt Counties until 4:15 p.m,
2:20 p.m.
A Tornado Watch until 11 p.m. has been issued for the following Kansas counties: Barber, Butler, Chase, Chautauqua, Clark, Comanche, Cowley, Edwards, Elk, Ford, Greenwood. Harper, Harvey, Hodgeman, Kingman, Kiowa, Marion, McPherson, Pawnee, Pratt, Rice, Saline, Sedgwick, Stafford and Sumner.
Schools across the region, including Wichita, have canceled after-school activities due to the severe weather risk. Some others will be dismissing students early. Check the list here.
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11:50 a.m.
A Tornado Watch until 7 p.m. has been issued for the following Kansas counties: Barton, Ellis, Ellsworth, Graham, Jewell, Lincoln, Mitchell, Ness, Norton, Osborne, Phillips, Rooks, Rush, Russell, Smith and Trego.
MONDAY 9:30AM UPDATE:
New model data continues to point toward what could be a very messy afternoon across KAKEland, especially across South Central Kansas. Isolated cells ahead of the main line of storms will present a very large hail and a significant tornado risk. The hail, wind and tornado threat does extend into North Central Kansas, though the greatest threat remains across South Central.
New data suggests a possibly early arrival time by an hour or two. Storms could be in and around Metro Wichita by 4 to 5PM.
Stay tuned for more updates like this through the afternoon, as we "fine tune" the arrival times and threats.
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MONDAY 7AM UPDATE:
Monday starts off dry with some clouds and a south wind. By mid-day, storms will be possible with many more anticipated through the afternoon and evening, many of which could turn severe with big hail, high wind gusts and tornadoes.
Initial storms are expected to develop in Northwest/North Central Kansas around the lunch hour, likely in the vicinity of US-283. These storms could turn severe with large hail possibly larger than 2" (size of a lime), wind gusts over 70mph and possibly even a tornado.
By late morning or early afternoon, a Tornado Watch is likely to be issued for much of KAKEland. This Watch should serve as your first heads up that severe weather is possible through the afternoon.
The line of storms will march eastward through the afternoon and evening, and they are likely to be severe with large hail, possibly topping 4" (softball size), wind gusts over 70mph and a few strong tornadoes. The storms across Southern Kansas may remain isolated through the afternoon and evening and this will present the greater hail and tornado threat, while the storms north, may form more into a line, presenting a greater wind threat. The area highlighted in orange is the area most likely to experience severe weather and the region that could see the most intense storms!
The line of storms is expected to approach Wichita and the I-135 corridor between about 5 and 8pm. Caution should be exercised this afternoon and evening, especially with outdoor events in areas where shelters may be far away. It is incredibly important to have a way of receiving alerts and having plan in place should severe weather develop in your area.
Storms will head out of KAKEland, relatively early with the threat greatly decreasing as we approach midnight. The coming days, will be relatively quiet and dry with a mix of sun and clouds and highs in the 70s and 80s. KAKEland is likely to remain dry through the remainder of the work week with spotty showers possible for the weekend.
Stay tuned for details as the forecast evolves. We’ll keep you up to date with our Interactive Radar and LIVE weather coverage. Get those features and more on the free First Alert Weather App. With the app you can track storms in your area, stream the latest forecast videos and live severe weather coverage, and set customized alerts to keep you and your family informed and safe.
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SUNDAY PM UPDATE:
Monday has the makings of a high-end severe weather event across much of Central KS. While this setup isn't a home run, if all the ingredients are in place & some storms say discrete, it could be a dangerous day. Why is this setup different than many of our other high-ceiling severe weather events, this one is not dependent on a capping inversion/lid. It's the opposite, there is a solid trigger, abundant energy & wind shear plus a weak cap. As this upper level moves into the area, the weak cap/lid should easily erode. One of the biggest limiting factors of higher-end events like this, too many storms go up & aren't able to stay discrete. You still get severe storms but an outcome like this tends to reduce the tornado threat.
Lets talk about timing. Expect storm initiation out West about 1-3pm. Storms will quickly go up but initially, if they stay discrete, there is a heightened tornado chance.
Storms will quickly line out 4-5pm, but it may not be a clean transition. We may still have embedded supercells in the line. When we line out, main hazards are damaging winds & the possibility of spin-up tornadoes. If supercells are ahead of the line or embedded in the line, larger hails & a better tornado chance exists.
By 5-8pm, large line of storms will be racing through Central KS including Wichita. Damaging wind & spin-up tornado threat.
Beyond 8pm depending on speed of storms, storms could clear KAKEland as early as 10pm or as late as midnight.
This is still a very fluid situation & this forecast is expected to change. Not so much hazards but the zone of the hazards could easily shift West, that has been a very common pattern this storm season.
Meteorologist Cameron Venable
Here we go again...Another round of strong to severe storms is expected across Kansas on Monday. Our last few severe events have been on the lower intensity side, but Monday is looking on the stronger side and should be taken seriously. Here are my latest thoughts on the timing, location and threats.
All of KAKEland could see severe storms during the afternoon and evening, but the strongest storms look to target south central KS. All of the ingredients for strong storms will be present, IF storms are able to break the CAP (lid on the atmosphere) to develop. Dew points will be high (moisture), instability will be present, lift, as well as shear (change in wind direction/speed with height). Threats include very large hail above 2", wind gusts potentially exceeding 70 mph, and even a few strong tornadoes.
Storms will fire up in a line close to HWY 283 around lunchtime on Monday. The initial threat will be very large hail, and then the threat changes to damaging winds and tornadoes as the storms march eastward.
Storms will increase in intensity by the time they reach central KS during the evening hours. Then the line of storms will continue to move eastward towards Kansas City as we get to the late evening and overnight hours. This will end our severe risk potential in KAKEland once they move into eastern KS.
Please have several ways to receive weather alerts. Our KAKE First Alert Weather App is free in the app store and will notify you of Watches and Warnings in your county. Weather radios are always helpful and leaving your TV on KAKE throughout the event will help keep you safe and informed.
Stay tuned for details as the forecast evolves. We’ll keep you up to date with our Interactive Radar and LIVE weather coverage. Get those features and more on the free First Alert Weather App. With the app you can track storms in your area, stream the latest forecast videos and live severe weather coverage, and set customized alerts to keep you and your family informed and safe.
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Meteorologist Brittany Foster
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