Severe storms are possible for Mid-America today, but they will be mainly confined to central and southcentral Kansas and northcentral Oklahoma.

 

If storms manage to develop, there could be very large hail, damaging winds and a tornado possible between 5 and 9 p.m. The better chance for storms including severe weather is tonight after 9 p.m. The National Weather Service has increased confidence about storms developing near I-70, with less confidence about what will happen along I-135. Southeast Kansas is unlikely to see any storm development.

 

A wind advisory will be in effect today for the entire four-state area as there could be gusts up to 45 mph. For Oklahoma and Arkansas, the advisory starts at 1 p.m. In Kansas, the advisory starts at 6 p.m., and in Missouri, it starts at 7 p.m. and runs until early morning on Thursday.