There is an elevated risk for severe thunderstorms for portions of Northwest Kansas and a very small portion of North Central Kansas.

There is an elevated risk for severe thunderstorms along the Kansas/Nebraska state-line on Sunday.

There is an elevated risk for severe thunderstorms for portions of Central, Southwest, and Northeast Kansas on Monday.

Severe Thunderstorm Watch #265 is in effect till 11:00 PM CDT / 10:00 PM MDT for portions of Western Kansas.

Temperatures will be on the rise over the next five days, with some summer heat in the forecast to kick off Memorial Day Weekend, the unofficial start of summer.

There is an elevated risk for severe thunderstorms for portions of Western Kansas today.

Friday travel forecast for your Memorial Day Weekend.

Wichita, Kan. – Some showers and thunderstorms lingered across the day Thursday across South Central Kansas with some heavy rain and lightning in some areas. Temperatures Thursday topped out from the mid 60s to the low 70s with gusty winds in Western Kansas.

Here’s the latest headlines, current conditions, and what to expect weather-wise in our Afternoon Weather Update with Lead Forecaster Brooks Barber for Tuesday, May 21, 2013

Rozel, Kan. – A supercell thunderstorm developed east of Dodge City around 5:30 p.m, Saturday, May 18 and became tornadic after entering Pawnee County. A tornado developed six miles southwest of Rozel at 7:18 p.m. and moved to one mile west of town before turning to the northwest and dissipating about three miles northwest of Rozel at 7:47 p.m.

Updated 6:42 p.m. 5/21/2013

Moore, Okla. – A violent tornado struck the Moore, Okla. area Monday afternoon causing a massive amount of damage and prompted the National Weather Service in Norman, Okla. to issue a Tornado Emergency for the Oklahoma City area during the storm. The National Weather Service in Norman has given the highest damage rating for tornadoes for the Moore tornado, ranked an  EF-5.

After a turbulent weekend with severe weather impacting the area, we will be drying out and experiencing some great temperatures here in the Hays area this week! We will start off with today having only a slight chance for thunderstorms and a high in the upper 70′s.