UPDATE 9:37 p.m.:

 

A severe thunderstorm watch has been issued for the four-state area through 4 a.m. including the following counties:

 

    KANSAS COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE

ALLEN                BOURBON             BUTLER
CHAUTAUQUA           CHEROKEE            COWLEY
CRAWFORD             ELK                 GREENWOOD
HARPER               LABETTE             MONTGOMERY
NEOSHO               SUMNER              WILSON
WOODSON

    OKLAHOMA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE

ADAIR                ALFALFA             BLAINE
CADDO                CANADIAN            CHEROKEE
CLEVELAND            CRAIG               CREEK
CUSTER               DELAWARE            DEWEY
GARFIELD             GRADY               GRANT
HUGHES               KAY                 KINGFISHER
LINCOLN              LOGAN               MAJOR
MAYES                MCCLAIN             MCINTOSH
MUSKOGEE             NOBLE               NOWATA
OKFUSKEE             OKLAHOMA            OKMULGEE
OSAGE                OTTAWA              PAWNEE
PAYNE                POTTAWATOMIE        ROGERS
SEMINOLE             TULSA               WAGONER
WASHINGTON

MISSOURI COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE

BARRY                BARTON              CEDAR
DADE                 JASPER              LAWRENCE
MCDONALD             NEWTON              VERNON

 

ARKANSAS COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE

BENTON               WASHINGTON

 

UPDATE 6:20 p.m.: Montgomery county is now included in the "moderate" risk of severe weather, which is a level 4 out of 5 risk according to the Storm Prediction Center.  All modes of severe weather are possible, including tornadoes.

 

Stay tuned to KGGF for further updates and live team severe weather coverage if needed.

 

Timing for northeast Oklahoma is expected between 11 p.m. and 4 a.m., although storms could start as early as 9 and even earlier than that in Southeast Kansas.

 

UPDATE 3:50 p.m.: The National Weather Service has issued a tornado watch until 10:00pm. This includes Allen, Chautauqua, Elk, Greenwood, Labette, Montgomery, Neosho, Wilson and Woodson counties in Kansas and Osage, Washington and Nowata Counties in Oklahoma.

 

***** Original Story *****

 

Showers and thunderstorms are moving across the Flint Hills this morning, bringing severe thunderstorm warnings for south central Kansas and north central Oklahoma. The primary threats include 60 – 70 mph wind gusts and heavy rain.

 

Another round of severe weather is expected this afternoon through evening across all of Kansas. Southeast Kansas will see an enhanced risk of severe weather, with tennis ball-size hail possible in addition to 60-80 mph wind gusts and a few tornadoes possible as well. This second round is more likely to develop after 3 p.m.

 

In addition, a flood watch is in place for southeast Kansas through Wednesday afternoon.

 

KGGF will provide severe weather coverage today as needed.