The Douglas County area will likely see thunderstorms and strong wind gusts overnight Tuesday into Wednesday, according to the National Weather Service in Topeka.
There’s a 20% chance of showers after 1 p.m. Tuesday afternoon, and winds are expected to increase to 15 to 20 mph in the afternoon with possible gusts up to 40 mph.
The chance of precipitation grows to 90% later Tuesday, wind gusts of up to 45 mph and a low temperature of around 55° are expected, according to NWS. There is a slight risk of large hail — up to 2.5 inches — and damaging wind gusts of 60 to 70 mph.
See more severe weather information, including how to report and monitor power outages, at the links below.
Wednesday is expected to be mostly sunny, with a high of 69°, though wind gusts of 30 mph are possible. There’s a slight chance of thunderstorms before 7 a.m., according to NWS.
There’s a 20% chance of showers Thursday, and the high is expected to be 60°, according to NWS as of Monday morning. Friday, the chance of showers increases to 50% along with wind gusts of up to 20 mph.
Saturday, there’s a 50% chance of showers, but Sunday is expected to be mostly sunny with a high of 56°, according to NWS.
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Severe weather resources
Evergy outages:
• Check the status of power outages on the Evergy outage map, outagemap.evergy.com.
• Report a power outage at evergy.com/report-outage, or call 800-544-4857.
• For down powerlines, call Evergy’s emergency line, 800-383-1183, if above-ground lines are arcing or making contact with trees or vegetation. Call 911 immediately if overhead power lines are on the ground or a fire starts. Do not go near the line.
National Weather Service local office (Topeka):
• Find the latest weather forecast info and severe weather advisories for the Lawrence area at this link.
• In the event of rapidly changing severe weather, such as tornadoes, the NWS posts frequent updates on Twitter, @NWSTopeka. You do not need a Twitter account to see tweets from NWS.
• NWS is also on Facebook, facebook.com/NWSTopeka.
• Call 785-234-2592 to hear the forecast.
Douglas County Emergency Management:
• Follow @DgCoEM on Twitter or Douglas County, KS- Emergency Management on Facebook, facebook.com/dgcoem.
• Sign up to receive emergency alerts at dgcoks.org/emalerts.
• Find lots of tips on severe weather and other emergency preparedness on DgCoEM’s website at douglascountyks.org/emergency-management.
• Report storm damage (for non-emergencies only, and after storm danger has passed) by calling the nonemergency dispatch line at 785-843-0250 or 785-832-7509.
City of Lawrence snow info:
• The city has snow information and a map at lawrenceks.org/snow that shows information about road conditions and where snowplows have been. The city typically begins snow and ice control for residential roadways when 2 or more inches of snowfall or icing occurs.
Get warm in Lawrence:
• See this page for locations to get warm during the day and overnight, where to get help for pets and more.
Highway conditions beyond Lawrence:
• KanDrive, an app and website from the Kansas Department of Transportation, has info on highway conditions statewide. KanDrive is available online at KanDrive.gov, and its app is available for download free on the App Store and Google Play.
Air quality:
• Check the current air quality index in Lawrence and elsewhere through AirNow, airnow.gov.
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