High winds roared across the KVOE listening area for much of the afternoon Saturday.
Gusts as high as 59 mph were reported at the Emporia Municipal Airport, with other gusts around 52 mph recorded at the airport as well. Meanwhile, Eureka had a 56 mph gust reported. The Thorndale area had a 46 mph gust, while northeast Lyon County had a 40 mph gust near Admire.
No damage was reported in either county due to the wind.
Most of the KVOE listening area was in a wind advisory for much of Saturday. Chase and Greenwood counties were briefly in a high wind warning with gusts expected up to 60 mph.
3:30 pm Saturday: Chase County back in wind advisory, but high winds continue areawide
The risk of severe thunderstorm-level wind gusts is easing west of Emporia.
The National Weather Service’s Wichita office issued a high wind warning for Chase, Greenwood and other central and south-central Kansas counties Saturday afternoon for the risk of 60 mph gusts, above the NWS criteria of 58 mph for severe thunderstorm winds.
Shortly after 3 pm, the Chase County warning was replaced by a wind advisory for expected gusts up to 55 mph. The Greenwood County warning was allowed to stay in place.
Lyon, Coffey, Morris and Osage counties remain in a wind advisory until 7 pm.
2:15 pm Saturday: High wind warning replaces wind advisory for Chase, Greenwood counties
Strong westerly winds will affect the KVOE listening area into Saturday evening. Some of the straight-line winds may resemble those from marginally severe thunderstorms.
Chase and Greenwood counties are now in a high wind warning until 6 pm. The warning replaces the wind advisory in effect earlier in the day.
West winds south and west of Emporia could be 35-45 mph steadily with gusts as high as 60 mph. The National Weather Service baseline for severe wind gusts is 58 mph.
So far, there have been no damage reports in Chase or Greenwood counties.
Lyon, Coffey, Morris and Osage counties remain in a wind advisory until 7 pm. Winds as high as 50 mph are expected.
Stay with KVOE and KVOE.com for updates.
10 am Saturday: High winds to cause travel issues Saturday afternoon, evening
Showers and storms are now out of our area after giving KVOE listeners another soaking overnight.
Around 0.60 inches of rain fell at the KVOE studios, pushing our winter total to almost 6 inches of rain in addition to almost 25 inches of snowfall since November.
The main weather issue for the rest of the day into the evening hours will be high winds. Westerly gusts as high as 50 mph are likely across most of the area through at least early evening, so wind advisories are now up for Lyon, Coffey, Morris and Osage counties until 7 pm and for Chase and Greenwood counties until 6 pm. Lightweight outdoor items will be blown around and north-south traffic, especially for high-profile vehicles and motorcycles, will be a definite concern until the winds ease up overnight.
We’ll keep you updated on KVOE, KVOE.com and KVOE social media.
