Category Archives: Weather
Light to moderate rain Sunday sets up warm and windy Monday, potentially stormy Tuesday
Light to moderate rain fell on the KVOE listening area Sunday morning. The KVOE studios had 0.30 inches of rain from an extended period of showers, while the Emporia Municipal Airport had 0.28 inches....
Apr 13, 2026 Chuck Samples/KVOE News.
More rain likely Sunday with occasional low-level severe weather risks ahead this week
Rain appears likely for the KVOE listening area Sunday, especially through lunchtime. Severe weather does not. Officially, there is a marginal severe weather risk along and west of a line from near Al...
Apr 12, 2026 WeatherTAP.com radar image.
Downed pole leads to outage in southeast Emporia
Portions of south Emporia had a significant power outage for the second straight day Saturday. Evergy says reports of issues started developing shortly before 8:30 am Saturday, and Emporia Fire says a...
Apr 11, 2026 An Evergy crew repairs power equipment after an outage Saturday. Chuck Samples/KVOE News.
Concrete, rebar issues put temporary pause on new Rocky Ford bridge construction
Exactly how it happened is unclear, but what happened is -- and as a result, work to build a new Rocky Ford bridge southeast of Emporia needs some extra work before the overall project can proceed. Ly...
Apr 10, 2026 Work on the Rocky Ford bridge, shown here in early April, was put on pause after concrete and rebar issues developed following a decking project. Chuck Samples/KVOE News.
Brief outage halts power to over 1,000 Evergy customers in downtown, south Emporia
There was a big -- but short-lived -- power outage in and near Emporia on Friday. Evergy announced an outage affecting areas from 9th and Commercial to Road 150, affecting over 1,000 customers. The ou...
Apr 10, 2026 Evergy logo.
After pockets of heavy rain early Friday, more rain chances ahead into late next week
After a very wet -- and occasionally very loud -- period between midnight and sunrise, area residents can expect more showers and storms during the daylight hours and beyond. Storms dumped 1.6 inches ...
Apr 10, 2026 Chuck Samples/KVOE News.
Unsettled weather pattern includes marginal severe storm risk Thursday, other severe weather chances through Tuesday
Rain chances are ahead for the next week. There are slight chances of showers Thursday, with storms entering the forecast picture by late afternoon. Storms appear likely Thursday evening, with a margi...
Apr 09, 2026 Chuck Samples/KVOE News.
Wednesday weather shifting from poor air quality to very high fire danger as extended rain chances loom ahead
If there is any consolation to wind gusts above 30 mph Wednesday afternoon, the winds could disperse the thick smoke in the Flint Hills air Wednesday morning. Numerous controlled burns across and near...
Apr 08, 2026 Overnight fire activity triggered a lot of smoke across the east half of Kansas. KVOE News file photo.
Tree fire near Neosho Rapids handled quickly
Two Lyon County fire departments had an early start Tuesday morning. Around 6:20 am, Hartford-Neosho Rapids and Lyon County District 4, Emporia's rural fire unit, were toned out to the intersection of...
Apr 07, 2026 KVOE News file photo.
Air quality only weather concern for area residents Monday, Tuesday before unsettled pattern through weekend
Prime burning conditions were in place on Easter Sunday and they continue Monday. Temperatures in the low 70s will combine with light breezes, first out of the west before shifting to the east, to set...
Apr 06, 2026 Airnow.gov screenshot.
