FRIDAY AM UPDATE:

Morning showers and storms roll out of KAKEland with a few more possible late in the day. A few of those late day storms could bring large hail and high wind gusts for some in KAKEland. 

 Friday is going to be a scorcher with highs in the 90s and even triple digits. Heat index will be brutal with some spots in North and South Central Kansas approaching 108°!

 During the evening and overnight hours a FEW storms are expected to fire up across the state. While a few storms will be possible during the daylight hours, many models hold off the bulk of the boomers until well after dark.

These storms will likely start off very spotty and may eventually merge together. Initially the most likely threats will be large hail, possibly to the size of quarters, and wind gusts upwards of 60mph. 

 Like the past couple of days, this is expected to be a relatively lower end severe weather day (if storms turn severe at all). Thus the chances of encountering severe weather is quite low. Stay updated as the day unfolds, and make sure you have a way of receiving alerts during the overnight while you're sleeping. 

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THURSDAY AM UPDATE:

More storms possible Thursday and Friday, and some of them could produce large hail stones and high wind gusts.

Thursday starts off with scattered showers and storms across Northern Kansas and a few spotty storms across South Central Kansas. The morning rumbles on Thursday are not expected to be severe, though they could produce dangerous and deadly lightning. The better chance for severe weather will occur during the afternoon and should continue into the overnight. Afternoon storms could fire up, generally across Western Kansas between 4 to 6PM.

 Initial storms will likely be fairly isolated before a larger complex may form in the overnight hours. Early on, storms could produce large hail and high wind gusts. As storms merge late Thursday, the threat will likely shift more toward high wind gusts. 

The most likely threats Thursday afternoon through the overnight hours will be hail stones that could top 1" (quarter size) and wind gusts up over 60mph. While a tornado can't be completely ruled out, the chances look very low with this setup. The chances of severe storms making into Wichita also look very low as storms will likely weaken after midnight as the push toward I-135.

The threat for storms will return on Friday, and like Thursday, they are expected fairly late in the day. While a few storms may develop across Southern Kansas, it is the activity across the Northern half of the state that appears more concerning and robust. 

The threats, Friday evening through the overnight, will be large hail possibly larger than quarters and wind gusts up over 60mph. The tornado threat remains quite low. Once again, Wichita could see some storms, but the chance of severe weather is relatively low.

Stay tuned for updates and alerts as the forecast evolves. 

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WEDNESDAY AM UPDATE:

The hot and unsettled weather pattern persists across KAKEland. Highs back in the 90s Wednesday with late day storms possible and a few of them could be severe. The severe weather threat will return late Thursday.

 The majority of Wednesday will be sunny, dry and relatively hot with highs in the 90s and heat index values hitting 100° in South Central Kansas. Late day storms after 9pm will be possible along the Kansas-Colorado state line. These storms will either fire up in Eastern Colorado and move into KAKEland or develop right along the state line. 

 A couple of the late day storms on Wednesday could turn severe with large hail stone, possibly larger than quarters (1") and wind gusts up over 60mph. While the tornado threat is not zero, it appears very, very low at this time. As the storms track east, they will weaken.

 Spotty showers and storms possible through the day on Thursday. The majority of the "day time" activity will be relatively tame with late day severe storms again possible.

The greatest threats with the storms on Thursday will once again be large hail and high wind gusts. A stray tornado producing storm can't be ruled out, with the most likely region being across far Western Kansas. While severe weather will be possible in and around Wichita, it appears it will be weakening as it approaches the I-135 corridor. 

 Stay tuned for updates and alerts as the forecast evolves. 

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