Flash flooding is becoming an increasing concern to start the week after heavy rainfall early Monday morning.
Storms brought the risk of severe weather, including several severe thunderstorm warnings and a tornado warning, during the overnight hours. No actual severe weather was reported.
Heavy rain was widespread:
*KVOE studios: 1.6 inches
*Antler Ridge: 2 inches
*Tenth and Weaver: 1.6 inches
*Emporia Municipal Airport: 1.1 inches
*Allen: 1.4 inches
*Americus: 1.8-2.1 inches
*Olpe: 1 inch
*Reading: 1.75 inches
*Saffordville: 2.1 inches
*Strong City: 2.4 inches
TV-13 meteorologist Doug Meyers says we’re now in the middle of an unsettled weather pattern.
A graduated marginal-to-enhanced risk affects the area Tuesday, with the greater risk of severe storms to the southeast of Emporia. A marginal-to-slight risk is in play Wednesday.
KVOE, KVOE.com and KVOE social media will keep you posted on the severe weather and flooding risks this week.
5:30 am Monday: Flash flood watches announced for all area counties
Powerful thunderstorms brought heavy rain, high wind, small hail and even a brief prospect of a tornado to the area overnight.
Thunderstorms that developed near the Kansas-Colorado border Sunday afternoon entered the KVOE listening area shortly after 1 am. Those storms prompted a tornado warning just east of Emporia and several rounds of severe thunderstorm warnings just south of town. No severe weather has been confirmed at this time.
Heavy rain, however, was widespread:
*KVOE studios: 1.6 inches
*Antler Ridge: 2 inches
*Allen: 1.4 inches
*Reading: 1.75 inches
With more rain — possibly heavy at times — through Wednesday, all area counties are under a flash flood watch to start the week. Lyon and surrounding counties are under three different watches, but all start Monday night and end Wednesday night. A separate flood watch involves Morris and Wabaunsee counties until 7 am Monday.
Numerous power outages were reported at the height of the storm activity. Westar Energy reported over 20 different outages affecting better than 500 area customers at one point. Lyon-Coffey has not announced whether it had any overnight outages. In Greenwood County, the Emergency Management Department reports P Road between 180th and 13th is closed until further notice after power poles were downed across the roadway.
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2:15-3:30 am Monday: Severe thunderstorm warnings posted for parts of area; no confirmation of tornado after warning near Emporia
Severe weather is underway across the Flint Hills.
Active warnings:
*Southeast Chase, north Greenwood: Severe thunderstorm warning until 3:30 am. Includes Madison.
Active watches:
*Lyon, Coffey, Morris, Osage, Wabaunsee: Severe thunderstorm watch until 5 am.
*Chase, Greenwood: Severe thunderstorm watch until 6 am.
Stay with KVOE and KVOE.com for updates.
2:30 am Monday: Tornado warning issued briefly for parts of Lyon, Coffey, Osage counties; watches extended
Portions of the KVOE listening area near Emporia had to deal with a tornado warning early Monday morning.
A warning for east central Lyon County, southwest Osage County and northwest Coffey County was issued around 2:20 am for radar-based rotation. There has been no confirmation of actual tornadic activity.
The warning was issued shortly before the Storm Prediction Center extended severe thunderstorm watches for the area. Lyon, Coffey, Morris, Osage and Wabaunsee counties are now under a watch until 5 am, while Chase and Greenwood counties are in a watch until 6 am.
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