Category Archives: Weather
Greenwood County residents to notice new schedule for outdoor warning siren tests next month
Next month, residents in many Greenwood County communities will have a different schedule for outdoor warning siren tests. The current schedule has tests at 6 pm Mondays. The schedule changes fo 1 pm ...
Jul 26, 2024 Greenwood County Emergency Management graphic.
WEATHER: Marginal severe weather risk ahead Tuesday night
Showers and storms brought brief heavy rain to much of the KVOE listening area early Tuesday, but not all of it. Verified rainfall amounts include 0.05 inches at the KVOE studios. Other totals are cur...
Jul 16, 2024 Showers and storms dump heavy rain east of Emporia on Tuesday. Chuck Samples/KVOE News.
WEATHER: Monday high temp matches 2000 record; heat index briefly hits 111
High temperatures Monday matched a record high for the date. Air temperatures climbed to 104, right at the projected high temperature and the record set in 2000. The peak heat index climbed briefly to...
Jul 12, 2024 National Weather Service graphic.
WEATHER: Pockets of heavy rainfall develop Thursday evening
Isolated thunderstorms brought the prospect of severe weather and apparent heavy rain to parts of the KVOE listening area Thursday night. Storms were spread apart, and the ones that established themse...
Jul 11, 2024 Chuck Samples/KVOE News.
WEATHER: Spotty heavy rainfall noted across KVOE listening area; blast of triple-digit heat still expected for early next week
The 20 percent chance of showers and storms in the forecast for Tuesday night and Wednesday morning verified for at least part of the KVOE listening area. The KVOE studios received 0.85 inches of rain...
Jul 11, 2024 Chuck Samples/KVOE News.
WEATHER: Official cleanup nearly finished in Admire after storms last week; Melvern Lake marina sees cleanup progress as water discharge rate increases substantially
Cleanup is progressing well in Admire after severe storms and heavy rainfall early last week. The Admire area -- and the US Highway 56 corridor in general -- were hard hit by 5-9 inches of rain July 1...
Jul 08, 2024 Donna Uhl.
Algae warning continues for Emporia State's King Lake
Algae issues persist for Emporia State's King Lake. The Kansas Department of Health and Environment has the lake in a blue-green algae warning for the second straight week after the lake went into wat...
Jul 05, 2024 Emporia State University King Lake. Chuck Samples/KVOE News.
Significant progress noted as Melvern Lake entities recover from June 28 tornado
Melvern Lake has seen a lot of progress with repairs after tornadic activity late last week. The marina, hard-hit by an EF-0 tornado June 28, is reporting access to all of the dry storage facility has...
Jul 04, 2024 Tree damage like this has largely been removed from the Melvern Lake Couer d'Alene beach area after a small tornado June 28. US Army Corps of Engineers photo.
WEATHER: Storm chances decreased, risk outlook eliminated for July 4
Chances of overall thunderstorm activity and severe weather have declined as the holiday has progressed. Early Thursday, there was a moderate chance of storms and a marginal severe weather risk for wi...
Jul 04, 2024 Chuck Samples/KVOE News.
WEATHER: Alerts through July 4, 2024
Weather alerts through the National Weather Service: *Flood warning: Marais des Cygnes River above Reading until early Friday morning. Stay with KVOE, KVOE.com and KVOE social media for updates.
Jul 03, 2024 KVOE graphic.
