A heat advisory will be in effect noon Monday through 8 p.m. Tuesday in Lawrence and Douglas County because of dangerously high heat indices and little overnight relief in the forecast.
Molly Adams / Lawrence Times
As the season’s first heat advisory goes into effect Monday and temps hit 100°, people living outside will be able to seek refuge at the Lawrence Community Shelter. That’s one of many changes under the new director’s watch.
Temperatures are heating up, and the City of Lawrence is offering cooling sites for anybody who needs respite from the heat.
August Rudisell/Lawrence Times
Numerous trees were damaged as a result of a severe storm overnight Saturday into Sunday morning, and a few hundred Evergy customers in the area were without power.
The National Weather Service has issued a tornado watch for parts of Kansas, including Douglas County, through 5 a.m. Sunday.
Douglas County is on the eastern edge of a tornado watch spanning parts of Kansas, Iowa, Missouri and Nebraska until 11 p.m. Monday.
Douglas County is at an enhanced risk for severe storms Monday, possibly including large hail and damaging winds. There is also a small chance of tornadoes and flooding.
A tornado that touched down Tuesday night just north of Douglas County was an EF1, according to the National Weather Service in Topeka, and there were no injuries.
A tornado warning was issued for Douglas County as a storm passed through the area Tuesday evening.
Severe storms are expected to develop Tuesday afternoon, and severe weather is possible for Douglas County Tuesday and over the next few days.
