Tornado Watch Issued

 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED TORNADO WATCH 130 IN
EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS

IN KANSAS THIS WATCH INCLUDES 17 COUNTIES

IN CENTRAL KANSAS

CHASE MARION

IN SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS

BUTLER COWLEY HARPER
HARVEY SEDGWICK SUMNER

IN SOUTHEAST KANSAS

ALLEN CHAUTAUQUA ELK
GREENWOOD LABETTE MONTGOMERY
NEOSHO WILSON WOODSON

THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF ANDOVER, ANTHONY, ARKANSAS CITY,
ATTICA, AUGUSTA, BEL AIRE, CEDAR VALE, CHANUTE, COFFEYVILLE,
COTTONWOOD FALLS, DERBY, EL DORADO, EUREKA, FREDONIA, GRENOLA,
HARPER, HAYSVILLE, HILLSBORO, HOWARD, HUMBOLDT, INDEPENDENCE,
IOLA, LONGTON, MADISON, MARION, MOLINE, NEODESHA, NEWTON,
PARK CITY, PARSONS, PEABODY, ROSE HILL, SEDAN, STRONG CITY,
VALLEY CENTER, WELLINGTON, WICHITA, WINFIELD, AND YATES CENTER.

 

 

*Original Story*

Severe weather is possible this evening across southeast Kansas and northeast Oklahoma.

 

Up to two-inch hail, damaging winds and locally heavy rain are all possible, including a few tornadoes before 9 p.m. Storms could start as early as 1 p.m. along the Kansas Turnpike and work their way to the southeast through midnight. Storm timing for Montgomery County is expected between 6 and 10 p.m. KGGF will provide severe weather coverage tonight if needed.