Thunderstorm chances aren’t great through the weekend, but storms that develop could be strong to severe.
Overall chances are low for the rest of Friday afternoon, as well as late Saturday night and Sunday afternoon. For the severe weather situations ahead, areas south of Interstate 35 and US Highway 50 are in a marginal risk of activity Friday afternoon. The areawide marginal risk for Saturday night has been removed, while there is a marginal-to-slight risk setup for Sunday afternoon.
Storms from before sunrise through the morning commute brought brief heavy rain to the area:
*KVOE studios: 0.80 inches
*Emporia Municipal Airport: 0.65 inches
*1100 block Constitution: 0.85 inches
*1700 block Wheeler: 1.1 inches
*South and Sylvan: 1 inch
*Road 170 and T-5: 1.75 inches
*Allen: 0.50 inches
*Burlington: 2 inches
*Bushong: 0.60 inches
*Neosho Rapids: 1.25 inches
New Strawn: 1.22 inches
*Olpe: 0.50 inches to 1 inch
*Olpe Lake: 1 inch
*Osage City: 1.12 inches
*Reading: 1.5-2 inches
*Thorndale: 1.6-2 inches
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