Category Archives: Weather
WEATHER: Low thunderstorm risk, even lower severe weather chances through upcoming weekend
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 S...
May 13, 2022 KVOE News file photo.
WEATHER: Thunderstorms dump brief heavy rainfall on area
Strong thunderstorms have triggered a chance for severe weather west of Emporia. A cluster of storms triggered a severe thunderstorm warning for southwest Chase County around 3:30 am. The warning was ...
May 13, 2022 WeatherTAP.com radar image.
WEATHER: Recent rain benefits area livestock
Weather conditions have largely been favorable for area livestock, aside from our current round of blistering heat. Lyon County Extension ag agent Brian Rees says ranchers have either gotten their cat...
May 12, 2022 KVOE News file photo.
WEATHER: Wednesday's high short of daily record; strong storms possible early and late Friday
There won't be a record daily high temperature in Emporia for Wednesday. Temperatures climbed to 89 degrees at the Emporia Municipal Airport, just shy of the 91 recorded in 1962 and below Tuesday's da...
May 11, 2022 Air temperatures shortly after 6 pm were close to daily highs across Kansas. Emporia narrowly missed tying a daily record high dating back to 1962. WeatherTAP.com image.
WEATHER: Some crops planted across Lyon County
Crops are enjoying recent rainfall, and some may get a good benefit from the recent heat. Here's Lyon County Extension ag agent Brian Rees: Rees says other producers actually stopped their planting ef...
May 11, 2022 K-State Research and Extension photo.
WEATHER: 94-degree Tuesday resets record books as heat index climbs to 104
It's hot. It's record hot. Tuesday's high temperature at the Emporia Municipal Airport reached 94 degrees, breaking the old record set in 1967. Dewpoints in the low 70s all day pushed the heat index t...
May 10, 2022 Air temperatures didn't quite match vehicle thermometers, but it was hot and sticky again across the KVOE listening area Tuesday. Chuck Samples/KVOE News.
WEATHER: Road closure list unchanged as flood warnings continue for pair of rivers in Lyon County
Road closures and flood-related advisories remain in place across portions of Lyon County following heavy rainfall from earlier in the week. A warning continues for the Cottonwood River at Emporia unt...
May 06, 2022 KVOE News file photo.
WEATHER: NWS Hall's Summit transmitter offline
The National Weather Service radio transmitter at Hall's Summit is offline again. The transmitter, which serves Lyon, Coffey and Osage counties as well as parts of Chase, Greenwood and Wabaunsee count...
May 05, 2022 National Weather Service graphic.
WEATHER: Flood warning extended for South Greenwood County through Friday afternoon
Continued rainfall across portions of the listening area has led the National Weather Service to extend a flood warning in southern Greenwood County. The warning, originally set to expire at 1 am Frid...
May 04, 2022 KVOE News file photo.
WEATHER: Healthy rainfall reported across Lyon County from Monday storms
Storms moving across the area Monday night brought moderate rainfall to Lyon County. Rain totals: *KVOE studios: 0.62 inches *Emporia Municipal Airport: 0.63 inches *Three miles east of Emporia Munici...
May 02, 2022 KVOE News photo.
