The excessive heat warning covering the metropolitan area, including Johnson, Leavenworth and Wyandotte counties, has been extended until 9 p.m. Thursday.The National Weather Service this morning said dangerous heat and humidity would continue across the region with afternoon temperatures ...
The National Weather Service is advising people to stay in cool buildings as a heat wave takes hold of the metropolitan area.Forecasters have issued a heat advisory, in effect from noon Monday to 9 p.m. Tuesday.A heat advisory means a period of hot temperatures is expected.Today’s forecast ...
On a hot day last month, Kansas Highway Patrol Lt. Edna Buttler arrived at the scene of an accident.A young driver of an old car had lost control of the vehicle and smashed into a mailbox.The culprit? A blown tire.“It had been hot for a week at least and it was an older car, so there is no ...
A midsummer storm rolling through the area could cause problems at the evening rush hour.Runoff from excessive rainfall will cause flash flooding to occur. Some locations that will experience flooding include Basehor, Bonner Springs, De Soto, Edwardsville, Shawnee, Kansas City, Kan., Lake ...
Today could be the hottest day of the year, the National Weather Service is reporting.The NWS has issued an excessive heat warning until 8 p.m. today for several counties, including Leavenworth, Wyandotte, Johnson, Douglas and Jefferson counties. The NWS is anticipating it to be the hottest day ...
The National Weather Service has issued a river flood warning for Stranger Creek near Tonganoxie until 7 p.m. Saturday.The warning was issued just after 9:10 a.m. Friday as the creek is reaching flood stage.
Moderate flooding near Easton has forced closure of roads there.The National Weather Service issued a river flood warning Thursday morning for Stranger Creek near Easton. The creek’s level was at 18.5 feet Thursday morning and is expected to increase to 20 feet by Thursday evening. Flood ...
The National Weather Service issued a flood advisory for Leavenworth County, including Basehor, Lansing and Leavenworth, until 11:30 p.m. Monday.According to the National Weather Service's website, runoff from excessive rain Monday is expected to cause minor flooding of streams and creeks, ...
A storm struck the Bonner Springs area Friday morning, causing severe damage to a local building and knocking out power in some areas.First Pentecostal Church, 94 S. 130th St., bore the brunt of the storm as one of the church buildings had its roof ripped off and thrown about the property. ...
Butch Rodgers, Tonganoxie city superintendent, fields questions about how winter weather has affected Tonganoxie city streets.Q: How has the winter weather affected road conditions within the city?A: Battered and crumbling, our roads have been through a rough winter. The snow, ice, freeze and ...
