***** Update 3:20 p.m. *****
Severe storms are moving into the KGGF listening area. For the latest information, tune to KGGF AM 690 for live severe weather coverage.
*****Update 2:15 p.m.*****
A tornado watch has been issued for the following areas
OKLAHOMA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
ATOKA BLAINE BRYAN
CADDO CANADIAN CARTER
CLEVELAND COAL COMANCHE
COTTON CRAIG CREEK
GARFIELD GARVIN GRADY
GRANT HUGHES JEFFERSON
JOHNSTON KAY KINGFISHER
KIOWA LINCOLN LOGAN
LOVE MARSHALL MAYES
MCCLAIN MCINTOSH MURRAY
MUSKOGEE NOBLE NOWATA
OKFUSKEE OKLAHOMA OKMULGEE
OSAGE OTTAWA PAWNEE
PAYNE PITTSBURG PONTOTOC
POTTAWATOMIE ROGERS SEMINOLE
STEPHENS TILLMAN TULSA
WAGONER WASHINGTON WASHITA
***** Update 1:50 p.m. *****
A severe thunderstorm watch has been issued for the following areas:
IN CENTRAL KANSAS
CHASE
IN SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS
BUTLER COWLEY SUMNER
IN SOUTHEAST KANSAS
ALLEN CHAUTAUQUA ELK
GREENWOOD LABETTE MONTGOMERY
NEOSHO WILSON WOODSON
THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF ANDOVER, ARKANSAS CITY, AUGUSTA,
CEDAR VALE, CHANUTE, COFFEYVILLE, COTTONWOOD FALLS, EL DORADO,
EUREKA, FREDONIA, GRENOLA, HOWARD, HUMBOLDT, INDEPENDENCE, IOLA,
LONGTON, MADISON, MOLINE, NEODESHA, PARSONS, ROSE HILL, SEDAN,
STRONG CITY, WELLINGTON, WINFIELD, AND YATES CENTER.
***** Update 1:20 p.m. *****
The threat of severe weather has increased for northeast Oklahoma. Threats this afternoon include hail up to baseball or softball size and damaging winds up to 80 miles per hour. The most likely timing for northeast Oklahoma and southeast Kansas is between 3 and 7 p.m. tonight.
***** Original Story *****
An enhanced risk for severe weather is possible this afternoon and evening for the four-state area.
Storms bringing 70 mph winds, golf-ball-sized hail, brief heavy rainfall and a few possible tornadoes could impact southeast Kansas and northeast Oklahoma between 2 and 10 p.m. today. Timing for storms in southwest Missouri and northeast Arkansas is more likely between 4 this afternoon and 1 a.m. tomorrow. If any tornadoes develop in southeast Kansas, they will be most likely between 6 and 10 p.m. tonight. The better chance for severe weather is east of the Kansas Turnpike. KGGF will provide live severe weather coverage as needed if storms threaten the area.