Three to four tornadoes may have touched down in Chase County just west of Emporia last night.

 

A damage team from the National Weather Service is headed to the area to survey the damage.  KVOE reports two people were hurt in separate incidents involving vehicles.  Damage has also been reported to the Strong City cemetery and the Cottonwood Falls baseball field.  

 

In Southeast Kansas, severe thunderstorm warnings were issued for parts of Chautauqua County, Elk County and Wilson County during the evening and overnight hours.  A warning was also issued for Osage County in Oklahoma.  Half-dollar size hail was reported near Howard.  High non-thunderstorm wind gusts were also measured, including 58 mph in Copan.

 

This morning, there is a slight chance of severe weather as a cold front moves through the area.  The front will move through Bartlesville around 8 this morning.