Category Archives: Weather
DROUGHT: Farmers, ranchers need to eye adjustments if dry winter affects area as expected
Ranchers dealing with drought have already sent some of the cattle to feedlots earlier than normal in many cases or they are considering that step. Other adjustments may be coming if we have a dry win...
Oct 31, 2022 K-State Research and Extension photo.
DROUGHT: Ag producers in Chase, Greenwood counties eligible for emergency federal loans
Ag producers in two area counties can receive emergency credit for loans as the drought continues. The US Department of Agriculture's Farm Service Agency has announced a natural disaster declaration s...
Oct 31, 2022 USDA photo.
Fire near Emporia destroys at least 300 hay bales with fire danger increasing again by Tuesday
At least 300 hay bales have been destroyed by a fire near Emporia early Sunday. The blaze was reported in the 600 block of Road 130, about three miles south of Emporia, shortly after 4 am. Emporia Fir...
Oct 30, 2022 Smoke billows away from the scene of a fire that destroyed an estimated 300 hay bales south of Emporia last month. Chuck Samples/KVOE News.
DROUGHT: Yields average at best, soil profile not improved much after Monday's rainfall
Harvest is steaming toward the finish across the KVOE listening area. Lyon County Extension ag agent Brian Rees says there are some late-planted and double-crop soybeans yet to harvest, and he's expec...
Oct 26, 2022 KVOE News file photo.
Details pending about Sunday's Middle Creek Fire along Chase, Marion county lines
Thankfully, the areawide fire danger is out of the picture for now, but the past few days have seen significant fire activity across several area counties. The largest fire affecting part of the area ...
Oct 24, 2022 An air tanker drops water on the Middle Creek Fire along the Chase-Marion county line Sunday. Kansas Forest Service screenshot.
WEATHER: Fire weather watch announced Sunday for Chase County; all area counties in wind advisories
Outdoor burning is either banned or highly discouraged across the KVOE listening area Sunday. Increasing humidity levels will likely be offset by ongoing dry vegetation, warmer-than-normal high temper...
Oct 22, 2022 KVOE News file photo.
Fire danger remains at least very high through weekend; red flag warning reissued for Greenwood County as Chase, Coffey, Osage counties continue burn bans
Dry conditions led to several grass fires in Lyon County on Friday, and the fire danger remains at least at very high levels areawide through the weekend. Greenwood County is in a red flag warning bet...
Oct 22, 2022 KVOE News file photo.
Marginal severe weather risk ahead early Monday
At least short-term, there is a chance to dent the current drought the next few days. Showers and storms are possible early Monday morning, including a marginal risk for severe wind and hail virtually...
Oct 22, 2022 National Weather Service graphic.
Kansas Water Office announces water warning for residents using Burlington water
Ongoing drought conditions have prompted Chase County officials to ask a lot of county residents to conserve water. It's not the only entity asking residents to cut back on their water use. The Kansas...
Oct 22, 2022 KVOE News photo.
NOAA's winter weather outlook calls for ongoing drought to worsen
Unfortunately, drought conditions are expected to worsen across the country over the next few months. The winter weather outlook as announced recently by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administr...
Oct 22, 2022 National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration graphic.
