Today will bring an enhanced risk of severe weather for the four-state area.

 

Eastern Kansas, western Missouri, northeast Oklahoma and extreme northwest Arkansas are in the Storm Prediction Center's "enhanced" category of possible severe weather, which is a level three out of five.

 

Potential hazards include large hail up to two inches in diameter, damaging winds 60-80 mph and a small risk of a few tornadoes in the afternoon along the cold front.  Storms are expected to quickly transition to a line of storms with damaging winds and high rainfall becoming the primary risk this evening.

 

Very heavy rain with 2 to 3 inch amounts are likely across mainly southeast KS tonight. Some locally higher amounts around 4 inches are possible as well.  A flood watch is in place for much of the four-state area including Montgomery County.

 

Storm timing for the Coffeyville area is expected between 8 p.m. and 1 a.m.  KGGF will provide severe weather coverage tonight if needed.