Category Archives: Weather
Smoke smell triggers alarm at ESU Towers Complex
Smoke from Canadian wildfires may have contributed to a fire alarm on the Emporia State campus late Thursday night. Emporia Fire Battalion Chief Ryan Conley says crews were called to the Towers Comple...
Sep 05, 2025 KVOE News file photo.
Rain, isolated large hail develops with Wednesday storm activity
Pockets of heavy rain and hail developed with thunderstorm activity Wednesday evening. Most of the large hail fell outside the KVOE listening area, with golf ball- to tennis ball-sized hail in several...
Sep 03, 2025 Chuck Samples/KVOE News.
Flood warning announced for Cottonwood at Emporia
Early Tuesday, it did not appear there would be significant flooding concerns despite rainfall over the Labor Day weekend and another round of storms possible Wednesday. Now it appears that might be c...
Sep 02, 2025 KVOE News file photo.
Heavy rain totals noted through Labor Day weekend
More chances of showers and thunderstorms are ahead as the Labor Day weekend comes to a close. Off-and-on rainfall is possible into early Tuesday. Any rainfall amounts will add to previous totals from...
Sep 01, 2025 Chuck Samples/KVOE News.
More rain possible as wet Labor Day weekend continues; flood warning issued for Cottonwood at Florence
Area residents have seen some healthy rain totals as the Labor Day weekend continues. The KVOE studios had 1.65 inches of rainfall Saturday as of around 10 am Sunday, while the Emporia Municipal Airpo...
Aug 31, 2025 Rain from Saturday and Sunday colors the Bunge North America storage tanks in east Emporia. Chuck Samples/KVOE News.
Algae warnings continue for Emporia, Melvern-area lakes
Blue-green algae alerts continue for three local and two area lakes as the Labor Day weekend progresses. In Emporia, the Peter Pan Park pond remains in an algae warning, as do Emporia State University...
Aug 31, 2025 Chuck Samples/KVOE News.
Dense fog advisories up for Lyon, most surrounding counties
Some parts of the KVOE listening area are apparently having a foggier start to their Friday than others. Lyon and most surrounding counties are in dense fog advisories. For Lyon, Coffey, Osage and Wab...
Aug 29, 2025 KVOE News file photo.
Flood warnings canceled for Cottonwood at Cottonwood Falls and Plymouth; rain may return Saturday night
Rainfall is taking a break across the KVOE listening area. Concerns about potential flooding shifted south as the week progressed, and so far there have been no reports of flooding in any area county....
Aug 28, 2025 WeatherTAP.com radar image.
WEATHER: Chase and Greenwood counties placed into flood watch from Wednesday night to Thursday on top of flood warnings for Cottonwood River in Lyon and Chase counties
With a flood warning already in place for two river gauges in the KVOE listening area, a flood watch now covers two area counties as well. The National Weather Service has placed Chase and Greenwood c...
Aug 27, 2025 National Weather Service Graphic.
Wet mid-week period ahead
Unseasonably cool conditions will continue through the Labor Day weekend, and rainfall is returning to the short-term forecast. Showers and embedded storms are possible Wednesday morning through lunch...
Aug 26, 2025 National Weather Service graphic.
