Heavy thunderstorms have brought borderline severe activity to the KVOE listening area early Thursday morning.
There was a wind gust right at the 58-mph baseline criteria half-a-mile south of Emporia. Another wind gust of 54 mph was noted at Elmdale.
Small power outages developed near BETO Junction, Council Grove, Eureka, Hamilton and Olpe, with a larger outage near Neal in eastern Greenwood County affecting over 60 Evergy customers. A transformer fire at Emporia’s Tyson facility did not cause a power outage and was related to unsecured plastic blowing into the equipment as opposed to a lightning strike.
Rainfall totals vary from light to moderate in most cases, with isolated higher amounts.
*KVOE studios: 0.50 inches
*Emporia Municipal Airport: 0.9 inches
*10th and Weaver: 0.25 inches
*South and Sylvan: 0.60 inches
*Allen: 0.75 inches
*Between Hartford and Olpe: 0.70 inches
*Cottonwood Falls: 1.6 inch
*Olpe: 1.3 inches
*Plymouth: 1.15 inches
*Reading: 1 inch
*Saffordville: 1.6 inches
*Strong City: 1.25 inches
A downed tree limb has blocked part of a road near Americus. Crews with the Lyon County Highway Department plan to move the limb in the 800 block of Road 240 after sunrise Thursday.
If you have storm reports or rainfall totals, call KVOE at 342-1400, email kvoe@kvoe.com or message the Bluestem Farm and Ranch text line at 620-342-5863.
1:30 am Thursday: Severe thunderstorm watch in effect until 10 am
Strong to severe thunderstorms are possible across the area early Thursday.
The Storm Prediction Center has announced a severe thunderstorm watch for Lyon and all surrounding counties until 10 am. Wind speeds up to 80 mph, hail up to ping pong ball size or 1.5 inches in diameter and heavy rainfall are the main concerns.
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