Heavy thunderstorms have dropped extremely heavy rain and various sizes of hail across parts of the KVOE listening area.
ACTIVE WARNINGS:
*Chase County: Flood warning until midnight
ACTIVE WATCHES:
*Lyon, Chase, Morris, Osage and Wabaunsee counties: Severe Thunderstorm watch until 4 am Tuesday.
*Lyon, Morris and Osage counties: Flood watch until 7 am Tuesday
*Chase County: flood watch until 7 am Tuesday
*Chase and Greenwood counties: Tornado Watch until 1 am Tuesday
Lyon, Coffey, Morris, Osage and Wabaunsee counties have been removed from the watch.
Current rain totals:
*KVOE studios: 1 inch
*Emporia Country Club: 2 inches
*10th and Burns in Emporia: 2 inches
*10th and Weaver: 1 inch
*6th and East in Emporia: 0.78 inches
*18th and Briarcliff in Emporia: 1.1 inches
*5 miles southwest of Emporia: 1.7 inches
*7 miles southwest of Emporia: 1.4 inches
*1.5 miles northeast of Bethel Corner: 1 inch
*5th and Orange in Americus: 1.25 inches
*East of Cottonwood Falls: 1.7 inches
*421 Walnut in Cottonwood Falls: 5.5 inches
*Fifth and Chestnut in Strong City: 2.59 inches
Chase County had anywhere from 1-5 inches of rainfall, thanks to several clusters of storms Monday evening. Street flooding was noted in Strong City and numerous county roads had 1-2 feet of water over them between Cottonwood Falls and Bazaar.
Power outages have been reported in both north and south Emporia affecting more than 440 Evergy customers. The largest outage affects customers from West 15th Ave. north to Morningside Drive and West 18th Ave. from Lincoln to Merchant Street. Smaller outages have also been reported near Emporia State University’s Visser Hall and on South Merchant Street.
Evergy crews are currently working to restore the outages.
Hail was another aspect of Monday night’s storm activity:
Quarter-sized hail (1 inch) has been reported in both Strong City and Cottonwood Falls with 70 mph wind gusts reported in Cottonwood Falls as well. Additional hail reports:
*Dime-sized: 29th and Prairie in Emporia
*Pea to nickel-sized hail: 10th and Weaver Street in Emporia
*Quarter sized: 1 block south of ESU campus
*Quarter sized hail: 10th and Burns in Emporia
Several injury crashes were reported in Lyon County during storm activity, including 24th and Graphic Arts, Kansas Turnpike mile marker 124 just southwest of Emporia and the intersection of Roads 200 and G. Details are pending on all three incidents.
Storms could bring all severe weather hazards through 11 pm. Severe weather could also take place after that, although the risks aren’t officially as significant.
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Noon Monday: Wind advisories extended for Lyon, most surrounding counties; two rounds of severe weather possible Monday
We’re still tracking the prospect of two rounds of severe weather Monday and another potential round Tuesday.
TV-13 meteorologist Doug Meyers says isolated storms could form along a dryline in central Kansas and push through the KVOE listening area by early evening. That round could bring hail to the size of baseballs, wind gusts up to 70 mph and isolated tornadoes. More widespread storms are still possible by late Monday night or early Tuesday morning, with smaller but still severe hail and heavy rain the main concerns.
There is currently a slight-to-enhanced severe weather risk areawide Monday, with areas along and west of the Kansas Turnpike in the enhanced risk area.
Tuesday has another severe weather risk for hail and high winds. Again, there is a slight-to-enhanced severe weather risk, but this time the enhanced risk is along and east of the Kansa Turnpike for activity Tuesday afternoon and evening.
Warm, humid and windy conditions continue leading up to the storm chances Monday. Lyon and most surrounding counties are now in a wind advisory until 4 pm. Chase and Greenwood counties are in a separate advisory until 1 pm.
7 am Monday: Wind advisories renewed areawide; severe weather possible Monday and Tuesday
Strong to severe thunderstorms are possible to close out the Memorial Day weekend and begin the work week.
TV-13 meteorologist Doug Meyers says there is a risk of isolated storms by early Monday evening, followed by more widespread storms late Monday night into early Tuesday morning.
Meyers says there could be hail approaching tennis ball size, wind gusts up to 80 mph and isolated tornadoes if isolated storms develop in the early evening hours. The threat changes to large hail, albeit smaller than tennis balls, and heavy rainfall during the overnight hours.
Tuesday could also see severe storms moving through the area, especially in the late-afternoon and evening hours. So far, there is a slight risk of severe weather Monday and a slight-to-enhanced risk Tuesday, with areas along and southeast of the Kansas Turnpike in the enhanced risk area.
Flooding is also a concern after rainfall ends Wednesday. Anywhere from half an inch to 1.5 inches of rain is possible after two rounds of flooding in as many weeks.
Before any severe weather risk, windy conditions are back in place across the KVOE listening area. Wind advisories affect Lyon and most surrounding counties until 11 am, while Chase and Greenwood counties are in a separate advisory until 1 pm.
With the severe weather threat essentially ending the Memorial Day holiday period, stay with KVOE, KVOE.com and KVOE social media for updates. Join KVOE’s social media channels on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter if you haven’t already done so. KVOE’s Storm Team volunteer spotter network will provide reports from across the listening area.
