Schoenchen
Schoenchen, KS · Weather
Salina Journal
Tornado watch issued for areas that include Salina, Hutch
The National Weather Service at 1:25 p.m. Nov. 2 issued a tornado watch lasting until 10 p.m. Monday for 26 counties located mostly in central Kansas, including Reno and Saline counties. Counties covered by the watch are Barber, Barton, Butler, Chase, Comanche, Cowley, Edwards, Ellis, Ellsworth, Harper, Harvey, Kingman, Kiowa, Lincoln, Marion, McPherson, Pawnee, Pratt, Reno, Rice, Rush, Russell, Saline, Sedgwick, Stafford and Sumner, the weather service said. Wichita is part of the area involved, while Topeka is not. The weather service predicts a slight chance for severe weather, including potential tornadoes, during the late afternoon and early evening Nov. 2 in parts of Kansas that include Topeka, Wichita, Hutchinson and Salina. The risk will be highest in central, northeast and far eastern Kansas, the weather service said. ‘A few tornadoes will be possible’ Meteorologists cautioned that severe storms could develop ahead of a front during the late afternoon. "Damaging wind gusts, heavy rainfall and a few tornadoes will be possible," the weather service said. "Confidence remains high in showers and thunderstorms today, but slightly lower in the severe potential into eastern Kansas," it said. "Cloud cover and rain through the day could limit the amount of energy storms have,
