Conditions similar to those that produced damaging tornadoes in eastern Kansas on Monday are expected to move west through the plains Tuesday, putting Sedgwick County under a severe weather threat and a tornado watch.
The storm system is set to bring scattered thunderstorms Tuesday evening, some of which could become severe, Meteorologist Andy Kleinsasser with National Weather Service Wichita said. While not every part of the region will see a storm, the forecaster said the environment is capable of producing large hail, damaging winds and even a few tornadoes.
“Not everyone’s going to see a severe thunderstorm, but we do have that threat,” Kleinsasser said. “They had a few tornadoes off to the northeast of us yesterday evening, and some of those same conditions are present this evening for the same kind of volatile weather.”…