***** Update 1:30 p.m. *****
The tornado watch has been extended to now include counties in Kansas, Missouri and Arkansas. All new warnings will be in effect through 9 p.m. tonight.
. KANSAS COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE BOURBON CHEROKEE CRAWFORD
. MISSOURI COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE AUDRAIN BARRY BARTON BATES BENTON BOLLINGER BOONE CALLAWAY CAMDEN CAPE GIRARDEAU CARTER CEDAR CHRISTIAN COLE COOPER CRAWFORD DADE DALLAS DENT DOUGLAS FRANKLIN GASCONADE GREENE HENRY HICKORY HOWARD HOWELL IRON JASPER JEFFERSON JOHNSON LACLEDE LAWRENCE LINCOLN MADISON MARIES MARION MCDONALD MILLER MONITEAU MONROE MONTGOMERY MORGAN NEWTON OREGON OSAGE OZARK PERRY PETTIS PHELPS PIKE POLK PULASKI RALLS RANDOLPH REYNOLDS SALINE SHANNON ST. CHARLES ST. CLAIR ST. FRANCOIS ST. LOUIS STE. GENEVIEVE STONE TANEY TEXAS VERNON WARREN WASHINGTON WAYNE WEBSTER WRIGHT
. ARKANSAS COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE BAXTER BENTON BOONE CARROLL CRAWFORD FRANKLIN FULTON JOHNSON MADISON MARION NEWTON SEARCY SEBASTIAN WASHINGTON
***** Update 1 p.m. *****
Ottawa and Craig counties in Oklahoma have been added to the tornado watch through 6 p.m.
***** Update 12 p.m. *****
A tornado watch has been issued through 6 p.m. for the following counties in Oklahoma:
ADAIR ATOKA BRYAN
CARTER CHEROKEE CHOCTAW
CLEVELAND COAL CREEK
DELAWARE GARVIN HASKELL
HUGHES JEFFERSON JOHNSTON
LATIMER LE FLORE LINCOLN
LOVE MARSHALL MAYES
MCCLAIN MCINTOSH MURRAY
MUSKOGEE OKFUSKEE OKMULGEE
PITTSBURG PONTOTOC POTTAWATOMIE
PUSHMATAHA ROGERS SEMINOLE
SEQUOYAH STEPHENS TULSA
WAGONER
***** Original Story *****
Severe weather is possible this afternoon and evening for the four states.
The main risk will be in southern Missouri, northern Arkansas and eastern Oklahoma, although southeast Kansas including Coffeyville still could see some storms. The most likely onset for storms in southeast Kansas and northeast Oklahoma is between 1 and 8 p.m. today. Hail up to golf ball size and wind gusts up to 70 mph are possible. There's also the chance of an isolated tornado. The best chance of thunderstorms is along and south of the I-44 corridor. If severe weather threatens the area, KGGF will provide coverage as needed.