Storm reports: Parts of Kansas under severe thunderstorm watch

8 March 2024

KSN Storm Track 3 Meteorologist Jack Maney is tracking the storms Thursday in Storm Tracker 3. Watch live above.

WICHITA, Kan. (KSNW) — KSN Storm Track 3 Chief Meteorologist Lisa Teachman and the Storm Track 3 weather team are tracking rain, severe storms and snow into Thursday evening.

As of 5:50 p.m., a tornado warning has been issued for southwestern Montgomery County and southeastern Chautauqua County until 6:15 p.m.

(Courtesy: National Weather Service Wichita)

A severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado was located near Peru, or near Caney, at 5:50 p.m. It is moving east at 20 mph. It is expected to have been around Caney around 5:55 p.m. and Havana around 6:05 p.m.

The Storm Prediction Center has issued a Severe Thunderstorm Watch in several Kansas counties until 9 p.m. Thursday.

Kansas counties include:

Allen

Butler

Chautauqua

Cowley

Elk

Greenwood

Harper

Labette

Montgomery

Neosho

Sedgwick

Sumner

Wilson

Woodson

The NWS has included counties in Oklahoma as well:

Alfalfa

Craig

Grant

Kay

Nowata

Osage

Washington

Chief Meteorologist Lisa Teachman says that “thunderstorm development will ramp up over the next few hours, especially where the Severe Thunderstorm Watch is in effect.” KSN will provide more information as it becomes available on-air and online at ksn.com.


Showers, storms, and even some snow through Friday

The Storm Track 3 Team is also tracking snowfall reports for the KSN viewing area.

5:18 p.m.

(Updated) Haigler, Nebraska (Dundy Co.) – 5.0″

2:06 p.m.

1 WNW Goodland (Sherman Co.) – 0.25″ (Pea-sized hail/graupel)

Haigler, Nebraska (Dundy Co.) – 1.0″

2 NNW Blakeman (Rawlins Co.) – 0.3″ (Sleet covered the ground in 15 minutes)

Saint Francis (Cheyenne Co.) – 2.5″

Xenophon Smith shared this photo from this morning in Derby of small hail:

(Courtesy: Xenophon Smith)

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