Dangerous storms fired up in southwest and central Kansas Friday night in what’s shaping up to be an active few-day stretch of stormy weather.
Friday’s isolated storms produced a few large, damaging tornadoes. You can follow updates as storms popped up and advanced below:
Friday nigh wrap
The threat for severe weather begins to weaken as late Friday night roles into early Saturday morning, but several central-Kansas counties remain in tornado watches until 2 a.m.
Another round of severe storms could impact central and eastern Kansas Saturday. The main threats will be large hail and damaging wind gusts.
Another storm system will move into the central plains for the start of the work week. This could bring more severe weather to Kansas on Monday, with large hail, damaging wind gusts and a few tornadoes possible.
The severe weather threat Tuesday moves to the east, into eastern Kansas.
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11:45 p.m.
The lone TORNADO WARNING in effect for southern and eastern portions of Barton County is allowed to expire. This storm did produce a tornado that was on the ground for about a minute near the Barton/Stafford County, about six miles south of Great Bend.
Besides the tornado threat, this storm has produced hail and winds of about 60 mph.
We’re getting a closer look at tornado damage from a storm earlier tonight near Bloom in southeast Ford County. The damage was to a home, but there were no reports of injuries.
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11:07 p.m.
A tornado is reported near Radium in eastern Pawnee County,moving northeast toward southern Barton County. This is about 11 miles southwest of the Great Bend area. People in Great Bend should practice caution and take shelter.
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11 p.m.
Damaging wind gusts is the primary threat associated with a severe thunderstorm near Lincoln and a severe thunderstorm warning continuing until 11:30 p.m. for Ellsworth, Lincoln and Russell counties.
There are reports of tornado damage including snapped and twisted power poles near Lewis in eastern Pawnee County.
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10:48 p.m.
A TORNADO WARNING is in effect until 11:15 p.m. is in effect Edwards, Pawnee and Stafford counties. Larned is included among cities with this warning. Other towns in the warning include Pleasant Grove, Pleasant Ridge and Radium.
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10:40 p.m>
The National Weather Service confirms a large, damage-causing tornado near Zook in rural southeast Pawnee County. This storm is moving northeast at about 35 mph.
The tornado crossed K-19 and is expected to stay east of Larned.
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10:28 p.m.
The TORNADO WARNING expires in Russell County. The county remains in a severe thunderstorm warning. This storm carries the potential for more damaging winds. Earlier, 76 mph winds were measured in the city of Russell.
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10:13 p.m.
The National Weather Service confirms a large tornado impacting the Kinsley area is moving northeast at about 35 mph. A Storm Team 12 chaser says this tornado damaged two homes southwest of Kinsley, but no one was injured.
In Russell, 76 mph winds were reported. Russell County remains in a TORNADO WARNING until 10:45 p.m. Stafford and Pawnee counties are also in a tornado warning until 10:45.
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10:02 p.m.
A wedge tornado was confirmed southwest of Kinsley in Edwards County. This storm is south of Highway 50, moving northeast.
A tornado warning is lifted in Ford County, but we are hearing more reports of damage, this report to a home about four miles south of Windhorst.
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9:58 p.m.
A new TORNADO WARNING is in effect for Pawnee, Stafford and Russell counties until 10:45 p.m. A storm capable of producing a tornado is moving northeast from near the town of Gorham at about 50 mph.
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9:45 p.m.
The tornado warning for eastern Ford County, the northwest corner of Kiowa County and southern portions of Edwards County remains in effect until at least 10 p.m.
There are reports of damage to a shed southwest of the city of Ford.
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9:40 p.m.
Our Storm Team 12 spotters say the two tornadoes that were on the ground in southeast Ford County have dissipated, but a new TORNADO WARNING is in effect for eastern Ford County, the northwest corner of Kiowa County and southern portions of Edwards County.
This warning does not include Dodge City nor Greensburg, but people in the Kinsley area should take shelter.
A third tornado did touch down in eastern Ford County, but lifted after a few minutes.
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9:25 p.m.
A tornado-producing storm continues to move northeast at about 40 mph. This storm is not threatening Dodge City, but people in the community of Ford should take cover. There have been two tornadoes confirmed with this storm with both on the ground at the same time.
There are damage reports to a home a few miles outside of Bloom.
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9:15 p.m.
There are two tornadoes on the ground moving through southeastern Ford County, moving through a rural area southwest of the town of Ford.
These tornadoes are well to the southeast of Dodge City and not moving toward the city.
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9:05 p.m.
The tornado in southern Ford County heavily damaged a structure (possibly a home) northeast of Minneola as it remains on the ground, tracking northeast. This tornado also overturned a semi between Minneola and Fowler.
Counties under TORNADO WARNINGS include Ford, Meade, Gray, Hodgeman, Ness and Clark counties.
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8:55 p.m.
A tornado touched down in the southern part of Ford County has picked up momentum, moving northeast. This rope tornado northeast of Minneola will not threaten Dodge City.
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8:40 p.m.
A brief tornado was reported with a storm north of Fowler in northern Meade County. This storm is moving northeast.
A TORNADO WARNING remains in effect for Meade, Clark, Gray and Ford counties until at least 9:15 p.m.
A TORNADO WARNING in Hodgeman County remains in effect until at least 9 p.m. Areas of concern include northern Meade County, north of Fowler and west of Jetmore in Hodgeman County.
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8:20 p.m.
A TORNADO WARNING is issued for Hodgeman County. Radar indicates rotation with a storm east of Kalvesta. Tennis-ball-sized hail is also a threat with this storm moving northeast at 40 mph.
Earlier this evening, a tornado touched down near Beaver, Okla. Meade County was included in a tornado warning with this storm.
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6 p.m.
As of 6 p.m. tonight (Friday), there are no severe thunderstorm warnings nor immediate tornado threats in Kansas.
Storms that Friday afternoon made their way through northwest Kansas did produce at least a pair of tornadoes in southwest Nebraska, the first of which was reported just north of the Kansas/Nebraska line in Hitchcock County.
In central Kansas, moderate rain and lightning are possible with a storm near Salina, moving northeast. These storm is not severe.
While there are no active warnings in Kansas, a tornado watch remains in effect for several northwest counties until at least 10 p.m.
Another storm threat Saturday includes a low tornado threat, a medium threat for large hail and strong winds and a high threat of flooding rains for much of central and eastern Kansas, including the Wichita area.
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5:30 p.m.
A TORNADO WARNING remains in effect for portions of Hitchcock and Red Willow counties in southwest Nebraska, but the tornado threat is over for Rawlins county in northwest Kansas as this storm continues to move northeast.
The threat for more isolated storms to develop and advance across western Kansas continues as the evening rolls along.
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5:15 p.m.
A TORNADO WARNING is in effect for north central Rawlins County and southeast Hitchcock County in Nebraska until 5;45 p.m.
The storm capable of producing a tornado is 11 miles north of Atwood and moving northeast at 30 mph.
A tornado watch is in effect until at least 10 p.m. for several western-Kansas counties.
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