NWS: Severe thunderstorm watch in effect until 3 a.m.

The pink area shows part of the severe thunderstorm watch area. The green in the upper right indicates a flood watch. The light yellow indicates that the area has a hazardous weather outlook. *Map courtesy NWS*

A severe thunderstorm watch is now in effect for our area.

According to the National Weather Service (NWS), the following counties in our area are in the watch, which runs until 3 a.m. Monday.

Chase
Clay
Cloud
Dickinson
Ellsworth
Lincoln
Marion
McPherson
Mitchell
Ottawa
Saline

According to NWS, a cluster of thunderstorms will push east southeast across portions of central and south-central Kansas through the overnight hours. The primary threats will be wind gusts of 60-70 mph, hail up to half-dollar size, and heavy rain. A low-end tornado threat may exist, especially across south-central Kansas.