Category Archives: Weather
WEATHER: Storm-related power outages fully restored in Greenwood County
Nearly two full days after damaging thunderstorms blasted through Greenwood County, Evergy has finished restoring power. Evergy's outage map showed over 1,000 power outages shortly after the storms ra...
Jun 11, 2022 Evergy photo.
WEATHER: Oppressive heat triggers pair of heat advisories for entire listening area Sunday
It's beginning to feel a lot like summer. The National Weather Service has issued a pair of heat advisories covering the entire KVOE listening area. Lyon, Coffey, Morris, Osage and Wabaunsee counties ...
Jun 11, 2022 Oppressive heat started building across the KVOE listening area Saturday. That trend will continue through the first half of this week. National Weather Service graphic.
WEATHER: Evergy restores power to customers in northeast Lyon County following early-Friday storms
Evergy customers have had power restored in northeast Lyon County after storms led to a significant outage Friday morning. Around 4 am, storms triggered an expansive outage involving Admire, Miller an...
Jun 10, 2022 Storms early Friday destroyed this shed outside Lebo. Dave Waldner.
WEATHER: Steamy conditions likely by Sunday after four rounds of off-and-on flooding the past four weeks
After a batch of strong to borderline severe thunderstorms early Friday morning, the weather picture looks like it's settling down and heating up. Storms moved across parts of the KVOE listening area ...
Jun 10, 2022 National Weather Service graphic.
WEATHER: Most -- but not all -- of Lyon County's flood-affected roads reopen
Crew members for the Lyon County Highway Department were busy Thursday. Department staff cleared more than half Lyon County's flood-affected roads and intersections, leaving just a handful of barricad...
Jun 09, 2022 Drivers are reminded it is illegal to drive around barricades on roads and are asked not to drive through flooded roadways if they come across them. KVOE News file photo.
WEATHER: Flood watch issued for Chase and Greenwood counties with slight severe weather risk in place late Thursday
As has been the case the majority of the week, and for the past several weeks prior, flooding is still a concern across the KVOE listening area. The National Weather Service has issued a flood watch f...
Jun 09, 2022 National Weather Service graphic.
WEATHER: Flooding continues on 48th anniversary of Emporia tornado
The ongoing flooding across central Lyon County comes on the 48th anniversary of Emporia's most well-known natural disaster. The 1974 tornado formed on the Emporia's then-western edge near Hostess and...
Jun 08, 2022 The aftermath of Emporia's June 8, 1974 tornado was readily apparent shortly after it struck Flinthills Mall. Courtesy National Weather Service.
WEATHER: Power outages restored after storms early Wednesday
Two rounds of thunderstorms hit the KVOE listening area early Wednesday. The second round brought notable cloud-to-ground lightning, which apparently led to several power outages in and immediately ar...
Jun 08, 2022 Evergy outage map.
WEATHER: Cottonwood falling but in flood at Emporia; Neosho cresting near Neosho Rapids
Flooding is still an issue along the Cottonwood River at Emporia and the Neosho River at Neosho Rapids. The flood warning for the Cottonwood at Emporia currently runs until Thursday morning. The river...
Jun 08, 2022 National Weather Service graphic.
WEATHER: Flood watch issued for Chase and Greenwood counties with more rainfall expected into late half of week
With more rainfall forecasted through the next several days, the National Weather Service is anticipating more potential rounds of flooding across portions of the KVOE listening area. A flood watch ha...
Jun 07, 2022 Flooding continues at near-moderate levels at the Cottonwood River at Emporia (pictured) and the Neosho River at Neosho Rapids. Chuck Samples/KVOE News.
