LIVE: Several counties in NE Kansas under tornado, severe thunderstorm watch
TOPEKA (KSNT) - At 6:15 p.m. parts of Shawnee, Jackson and Jefferson Counties are under a tornado warning until 7:15 p.m., according to the National Weather Service.
A tornado has touched down in Pottawatomie county around 4:40 p.m, according to 27 Chief Meteorologist Matt Miller.
The National Weather Service has issued a tornado warning in Pottawatomie county at 4:44 p.m. It will be in effect until 10 p.m. Tornado warnings have been issued for Nemaha and Marshall counties around 5 p.m.
Several counties in Kansas, including Atchison, Brown, Coffey, Geary, Jackson, Jefferson, Lyon, Marshall, Nemaha, Osage, Pottawatomie, Riley, Shawnee and Wabaunsee are under a tornado watch throughout Tuesday afternoon.
A Severe thunderstorm warning has been issued for Geary County. It will be in effect until 5 p.m.
The National Weather Service (NWS) issued a severe thunderstorm warning for Brown, Marshall, Nemaha and Pottawatomie counties at 4:30 p.m. It will be in effect until 5 p.m. Some hazards that come with severe thunderstorm warnings include 70 mile per hour wind gusts and half-dollar sized hail, according to the NWS.
At around 3:30 p.m. Tuesday, April, 30, the National Weather Service issued a tornado watch that will be in effect until 11 p.m. for the following counties:
- Allen
- Anderson
- Atchison
- Brown
- Butler
- Chase
- Chautauqua
- Coffey
- Cowley
- Doniphan
- Douglas
- Elk
- Franklin
- Geary
- Greenwood
- Harper
- Harvey
- Jackson
- Jefferson
- Lyon
- Marion
- Marshall
- Morris
- Nemaha
- Neosho
- Osage
- Pottawatomie
- Riley
- Sedgwick
- Shawnee
- Sumner
- Wabaunsee
- Wilson
- Woodson
The NWS has also issued tornado watches for some parts of Nebraska, Missouri and Iowa.
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