Category Archives: Weather
Storms bring high wind, borderline severe hail, brief heavy rain to KVOE territory
Scattered tree and power pole damage were part of the aftermath following severe thunderstorm activity Tuesday. A bow echo, where the middle of a thunderstorm line pushes out well ahead of the north a...
May 09, 2023 Brandon Jensen.
WEATHER: Severe storm chances continue through early Monday with more forecasted Tuesday
Forecasted storms led to little in the way of severe storm activity or reports Sunday night into early Monday. A marginal risk of severe storms still exists for the majority of the KVOE listening area...
May 07, 2023 National Weather Service Topeka graphic.
WEATHER: Unofficial record high temperature set Saturday; another record likely Sunday before severe weather chance
By the National Weather Service records, Saturday's high temperature was the hottest it has been in Emporia for a May 6. Granted, records at the Emporia Municipal Airport only date back to 1950, but t...
May 06, 2023 KVOE News file photo.
WEATHER: Unsettled pattern begins early Thursday; marginal severe risk for part of KVOE listening area late Thursday
Storm activity is possible across the KVOE listening area beginning before sunrise Thursday, and a stronger storm can't be ruled out for parts of the area later in the evening. The Storm Prediction Ce...
May 03, 2023 National Weather Service graphic.
WEATHER: Light rainfall closes down damp week
There was widespread rainfall Friday afternoon and evening, at least based on KVOE's WeatherTAP.com radar. There just wasn't a lot of it -- and there haven't been a lot of reports, either. *KVOE studi...
Apr 28, 2023 Chuck Samples/KVOE News.
WEATHER: Greenwood County in frost advisory Monday morning
One county in the KVOE listening area could have some frosty conditions early Monday. The National Weather Service has posted a frost advisory for Greenwood County from 4-8 am with overnight lows set ...
Apr 23, 2023 National Weather Service graphic.
WEATHER: Cottonwood Falls approves local disaster declaration after tornado Wednesday
With cleanup well underway following tornadoes across the north half of Chase County, Cottonwood Falls has issued a declaration of local disaster related to the damage. A declaration published on the ...
Apr 22, 2023 Cottonwood Falls' baseball field was among the areas damaged by a tornado Wednesday night. Chuck Samples/KVOE News.
WEATHER: Freeze warnings early Sunday precede lengthy period of potential rainfall
Chilly conditions in place Saturday morning will return early Sunday. Saturday has Morris and Wabaunsee counties in freeze warnings. Meanwhile, the freeze watch issued for all area counties Sunday mor...
Apr 22, 2023 National Weather Service graphic.
WEATHER: Wednesday supercell generates eight tornadoes in Chase, Morris counties
Wednesday night's tornado-producing supercell thunderstorm in Chase County was quite prolific in that regard. Initially, Chase County law enforcement mentioned the possibility of two tornadoes happeni...
Apr 21, 2023 National Weather Service map.
WEATHER: Freeze warning north of Emporia early Saturday, freeze watches areawide Sunday
The next two mornings could be a bit nippy. Overnight lows around freezing Saturday and below freezing early Sunday have prompted the National Weather Service to issue freeze alerts for both weekend d...
Apr 21, 2023 National Weather Service graphic.
