UPDATE: A tornado watch has been issued for much of central, south central and eastern Kansas until 11 p.m. Friday. The watch area includes Sedgwick, Reno, Harvey, Sumner, Butler, Cowley, Chase and Marion counties. Another tornado watch has been in effect for some counties along the Nebraska border into southern Nebraska. A tornado warning was issued for a portion of Phillips County in northern Kansas, and a confirmed tornado was on the ground with a storm that developed in Harlan County, Nebraska. Storms also generated large hail in that region.
Other storms developed in western Kansas with severe thunderstorm warnings for Hodgeman, Ness, Trego and Ellis counties. A warning was also issued for a severe thunderstorm that moved into southern Dickinson County in northeast Kansas.
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A cold front and a dry line have been moving across Kansas during the day, increasing the risk of severe weather.
Showers and storms, some severe, have been developing in western and northern areas of Kansas and the greatest risk will be east of I-135. The National Weather Service says scattered storms could develop in the north central part of the state, with isolated storms possible in south central and southeast Kansas. Any storm that develops will be capable of significant weather, including large hail and tornadoes.
Severe storms moved across south central Kansas early Friday, with severe thunderstorm warnings issued for Sedwick, Harvey and Cowley counties. There was a report of quarter sized hail in Dexter, in Cowley County, while hail in the Wichita area was reported to be penny sized.
