Tag: National Weather Service

Frustrated with what appeared to be consistently incorrect data on the level of the Neosho River, Kansas Rep. Kent Thompson sought a second opinion.  Thompson placed calls to U.S. Sen. Jerry Moran and Congressman Steve…

The National Weather Service is investigating why a warning wasn’t issued for a small northeast Kansas town when a tornado hit the city. The Kansas City Star reports that the EF1 tornado developed early Friday…

Long before tornado warnings were issued Monday afternoon in Coffeyville and Pittsburg, Allen County Emergency Management Coordinator Jason Trego was participating in a conference call with the National Weather Service out of the Wichita region.…

PITTSBURG, Kan. (AP) — Much of Kansas remains under flood warnings or watches as heavy rains are expected to push streams and rivers out of their banks. The National Weather Service says more than 3.5…

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — An eight-year plan for a major upgrade to the nation’s weather radar stations to help predict dangerous storms and improve air traffic safety is on track at the midway point, a…

PAOLA, Kan. (AP) — The National Weather Service says a tornado near the eastern Kansas town of Paola was a small one, but it was still enough to cause damage. The Kansas City Star reports…

WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — Ferocious winds caused damage across much of Kansas, while a blizzard closed roads in western sections of the state. Westbound lanes of Interstate 70 and several other highways in western Kansas…

The National Weather Service is hosting a storm spotters training session at 6:30 tonight in the Creitz Recital Hall at the Bowlus Fine Arts Center. The workshop, “Storm Fury On The Plains,” is a multimedia…

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Even the National Weather Service is sick of winter. The agency’s Kansas City area office said in a tweet that “After a recent poll, stats confirm that 96% of our…