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Lawrence news June 19, 2025 - 2:41 pm

Heat advisory issued for Lawrence, Douglas County

by Lawrence Times

The National Weather Service has issued the first heat advisory of the season for Friday and Saturday as heat indices above 100° are in the forecast for Lawrence.

Lawrence news June 16, 2025 - 4:18 pm

Severe storms possible overnight, Tuesday in Lawrence amid weather radio outage

by Lawrence Times

Douglas County could see storms including hail, damaging winds, tornados and flash flooding overnight and Tuesday, and the county’s emergency management department warns that weather radio service is currently in an outage.

Lawrence news May 19, 2025 - 10:13 am

Lawrence, Douglas County likely to see thunderstorms; tornado watch issued

by Lawrence Times

Eastern Kansas is at an enhanced risk for severe weather Monday afternoon and evening, including possible hail and tornados, according to the National Weather Service.

Lawrence news March 31, 2025 - 11:12 am

Lawrence likely to see storms, strong winds Tuesday night

by Lawrence Times

The Douglas County area will likely see thunderstorms and strong wind gusts overnight Tuesday into Wednesday, according to the National Weather Service forecast.

Lawrence news March 19, 2025 - 12:02 pm

Rain, snow headed to Douglas County; driving could be hazardous

by Lawrence Times

Some rain and snow is on the way to Douglas County, but not much is expected to stick. Blowing snow, however, could create visibility issues, making driving dangerous.

Education March 10, 2025 - 7:42 pm

Lawrence school district to add makeup time into school days, extra days at end of year

by Maya Hodison

The Lawrence school district will make up for nine inclement weather days this year by tacking minutes onto the end of school days and adding a day and a half day to the end of the year.

Lawrence news March 5, 2025 - 5:21 pm

Power restored for most of Lawrence; some scattered outages should be resolved soon

by Lawrence Times

Most of Lawrence had power restored by 5 p.m. Wednesday following high winds from a storm overnight that at one point left 2,400 Evergy customers without power.

Education March 5, 2025 - 10:48 am

Deerfield Elementary, district building closed because of power outage; phone lines restored at all other buildings

by Maya Hodison

Deerfield Elementary School and the Lawrence school district offices are closed Wednesday because of a neighborhood power outage. Phone lines are now working at all district buildings except for those two.

Lawrence news March 5, 2025 - 12:52 am

About 2,400 Evergy customers in Lawrence without power amid storm

by Lawrence Times

More than 2,400 Evergy customers in Lawrence were without power as of 12:45 a.m. Wednesday as strong winds blew through the area.

August Rudisell/Lawrence Times
Lawrence Life March 3, 2025 - 1:55 pm

Douglas County to host severe weather training; tornado siren tests planned

by Lawrence Times

As part of Severe Weather Preparedness Month, Douglas County Emergency Management will host a severe weather training session on March 13. It’s free and open to the public.

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