The area-wide high wind watch in place Tuesday and Wednesday has been upgraded to a warning.
The warning covers Lyon, Coffey, Morris, Osage, and Wabaunsee counties from noon Tuesday to noon Wednesday and Chase and Greenwood counties from noon Tuesday to 9 a.m. Wednesday. It reflects steady wind speeds of 35 to 40 mph throughout the day, with occasional gusts of 65 mph also possible.
This comes on top of the first severe storm risk of the season for the area. Storms could begin rolling across the KVOE listening area between midnight and sunrise Tuesday. Storms are likely all day, and there could be another round of severe or near-severe storms by Tuesday afternoon.
The Storm Prediction has adjusted its severe weather risk outlook for early Tuesday; most of the area remains in a marginal risk for wind and hail, but a small part of southwest Lyon County, southern Chase County, virtually all of Greenwood County and locations south into Texas are in a slight risk for the same hazards. All area counties remain in a marginal severe weather risk for Tuesday afternoon.
Following the storm activity is a brief return to winter, with a dusting of snowfall Tuesday night into early Wednesday and extremely windy conditions.
Stay with KVOE, KVOE.com and KVOE social media for severe weather and winter weather updates this week.
9:40 am Monday: Low-end severe weather risk, wind-driven light snowfall ahead this week
Strong to borderline severe thunderstorms are possible in two different general time periods Tuesday.
Following a mild and breezy day Monday, storms could begin rolling across the KVOE listening area between midnight and sunrise Tuesday. Storms are likely off-and-on all day Tuesday, and there could be another round of severe or near-severe storms by Tuesday afternoon. The Storm Prediction has adjusted its severe weather risk outlook for Tuesday; most of the area remains in a marginal risk for wind and hail, but a small part of southwest Lyon County, southern Chase County, virtually all of Greenwood County and locations south into Texas are in a slight risk for the same hazards. All area counties remain in a marginal severe weather risk for Tuesday afternoon.
Following the storm activity is a brief return to winter, with a dusting of snowfall Tuesday night into early Wednesday and extremely windy conditions. TV-13 meteorologist Doug Meyers says it will be a windy week, with the stronger winds Tuesday and Wednesday.
A high wind watch affects all area counties from noon Tuesday to noon Wednesday.
Stay with KVOE, KVOE.com and KVOE social media for severe weather and winter weather updates this week.
6:15 am Monday:
The first half of this week has the KVOE listening area straddling seasons.
Spring makes an appearance with a low-end chance of severe weather, starting with a mild and breezy Monday before a marginal risk of hail and wind develops during the overnight hours. Here’s TV-13 meteorologist Doug Meyers:
Behind the severe weather risk is a brief return to winter. The storm system will give us some light snowfall — in many places, no more than a dusting between Tuesday night and sunrise Wednesday — but it will also bring near-whiteout travel conditions due to northwesterly winds steadily above 20 mph and occasionally above 50 mph Tuesday night through much of Wednesday. A high wind watch affects all area counties from noon Tuesday to noon Wednesday.
The weather this week comes during Severe Weather Awareness Week, which officially begins Monday. The Greenwood County spotter training session is still on as scheduled, beginning at 6:30 pm Monday at Eureka High School.
The second half of the week into the upcoming weekend will have occasionally breezy conditions, but it will be dry and temperatures will warm through the 50s by Friday.
