A two-week-old heat wave is broken, thanks in part to strong and severe thunderstorm activity late Saturday night and early Sunday morning.
Storms brought widespread rainfall to Kansas, as well as severe wind to a few locations:
*Eureka: 60-72 mph wind gusts
*Matfield Green: 63 mph wind gusts
While the high wind reports were isolated, the storms left a lot of area residents without power. Evergy is reporting over 1,000 customers between Madison and Hamilton without power, while Eureka has over 900 customers offline and south Greenwood County, including Severy and Fall River, has over 1,000 customers without power. Smaller-scale outages were noted in Emporia, Allen, Council Grove and Lebo.
Severe thunderstorm watches and warnings for the area have all been canceled or allowed to expire.
Rain totals have varied widely:
*KVOE studios: 0.30 inches
*Emporia Municipal Airport: 0.05 inches
*Eureka Millikin Airport: 0.04 inches
Meanwhile, area residents can expect far more pleasant weather conditions than we have had since late July, when temperatures went occasionally above 100 degrees and heat index readings were consistently between 103-109. High temperatures will be in the mid- and upper 80s through Thursday, with slight chances of showers and storms Tuesday night through Wednesday night.
Stay with KVOE, KVOE.com and KVOE social media for updates. If you have storm reports or rain totals, message the Bluestem Farm and Ranch text line at 620-342-5863.
Midnight Sunday: Severe weather coverage for Aug. 5-6, 2023
Easterly-moving storms have triggered severe thunderstorm advisories.
Active warnings and watches:
*Severe thunderstorm watch: Chase and Morris counties until 3 am Sunday.
Severe weather reports
*Eureka: Wind gusts from 60-72 mph
Stay with KVOE, KVOE.com and KVOE social media for updates. If you have storm reports or rain totals, message the Bluestem Farm and Ranch text line at 620-342-5863.
9:20 pm Saturday: Severe thunderstorm watch in place for Chase/Morris counties through 3 am Sunday
Strong to severe storm activity could be just on the brink of the KVOE listening area.
Active warnings and watches:
*Severe thunderstorm watch: Chase and Morris counties until 3 am Sunday.
Strong winds and large hail are the main concern for any storms that could develop in the late evening to early overnight hours Saturday and Sunday. Stay with KVOE, KVOE.com and KVOE social media for weather updates as they develop.
