Located in the heart of the Flint Hills, Riley County is home to 72,000 people, Kansas State University, Tuttle Creek Lake, and nextdoor to Fort Riley.
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ALT Right image of storm planning timeline and preparedness. Left side depicts forecast from tonight through Tuesday.
ALT An EF-0 tornado with winds around 85 mph impacted a small portion of southern Riley County.
ALT Graphic showing updated severe weather details and timing of storms this afternoon and evening.
ALT Storm arrival timing graphic showing arrival time 4-7 PM across north-central Kansas, 6-9 PM from Manhattan to Topeka, and 8-11 PM across far eastern Kansas.
ALT Thunderstorms are expected to develop between 4-6pm and move southeast across the area through the evening. Storm development is expected along a line from Seneca to Manhattan to White City and move southeast across the area through 10pm. Large hail up to 2 inches in diameter, wind gusts of 60-70mph, and a tornado or two are possible.
ALT This graphic displays a tornado warning plotted on a map. The warning is in effect until 1:30 PM CDT. The warning includes Riley KS, Leonardville KS and Bala KS. This warning is for West central Riley County in northeastern Kansas and East central Clay County in north central Kansas. The threats associated with this warning are a radar indicated tornado and ping pong sized hail. There are 1,426 person in the warning along with 2 schools and 0 hospitals.
ALT This graphic displays Tornado Watch watch number 145 plotted on a map. The watch is in effect until 7:00 PM CDT. The watch includes parts of Kansas and Nebraska. The threats associated with this watch are a few tornadoes likely, widespread hail up to tennis ball size likely and scattered gusts up to 75 mph likely. There are 1,548,497 person in the watch along with 807 schools and 85 hospitals.