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Check out Saturday's Storm Shots ____________________ Wichita Area Forecast: Tonight:   Mostly clear.  Wind: NE 5-10.  Low: 53. Monday:   Sunny skies with low humidity.  Wind: NE/SE 5-10.  High: 79. Monday night:   Mostly clear.  Wind: SE 5-10.  Low: 55.   Tue: High: 85  Mostly sunny, breezy...

Should there be a tornado warning in Sedgwick County this weekend, all 153 sirens will sound, just like they have for years. The county is not finished upgrading to a system that sets off sirens in specific areas. The county hopes to be finished with the million dollar project in the next few weeks. As always, sirens are warning devices are aimed at people outdoors and not those in houses.   Storm Team 12 can help you follow the storms no matter where you are headed.  We offer two different Apps for all of your weather needs.    Download the Storm Team 12 App for interactive radar and current conditions by zip code.  Also download the KWCH App, where you can watch streaming video of our Always On Storm Team 12   Weather Channel , channel 12.2.  There you can also send us your storm shots and receive weather alerts.  The   Apps are free to download   for i-Phone, i-Pad and Android.    If you don't have a smart phone,   Text Me 12   can also alert you to storms.

Students at Reno Valley Middle School in South Hutchinson were given iPads by the school district. They not only do research for classes on them, they're also doing their homework on them too. In one call Wednesday, students were designing a presentation about the September 11 attacks. On their iPads, the middle schoolers browse the web to find articles, videos, pictures and anything else they could find about the attacks. Then, they take what they need and plug that into a Keynote file or an iMovie file for the presentation they'll give when it's due in two weeks.

Mostly clear skies are on tap tonight across Kansas. South winds will continue to be on the gusty side. That will help keep lows on the mild side for this time of year.  Most spots will drop only to the 50s and 60s.  For Wichita, our morning low will equal the typical high temperature for this time of year! Clouds will slowly increase across the state on Saturday but we will still be ahead of a cold front, so readings will be very warm, possibly record breaking in spots.  Hang on to your hat and keep both hands on the steering wheel: gusty south to southwest winds will exceed 40 or 50 mph.  The front will also bring much needed moisture to most of central and eastern Kansas Saturday night and Sunday.

A windy evening will prevail across the state but speeds will back down just a bit after sunset.  Overall, still a breezy night ahead, which will keep the area in the 60s and 70s for lows.  We'll see mostly clear skies. Some big changes are ahead thanks to a cold front, which will enter northwest Kansas early Sunday morning.  This front will sink southeastward during the day and will take a bite out of the heat for the west.  Instead of 90s or triple digits, places like Goodland, Garden City and Hays will be in the 80s.  Ahead of the front though, another day in the 90s is forecast, along with gusty south winds.  There will be plenty of moisture around for the front to lift late Sunday afternoon and evening, which spells a bout of thunderstorms.  Some of these storms will likely turn severe, with large hail and high winds the main concerns.  Storms will continue into the evening hours then partly to mostly cloudy skies will take over.

A slightly milder day will shape up for Kansas as sunshine and high clouds prevail.  Highs will be mostly in the 50s with some lower 60s in the northwest. The clouds will get a bit thicker tonight as lows drop to the 20s and 30s. Even warmer temperatures are forecast through the rest of the work week and into the weekend.  Any big weather changes will wait until early next week. ______________ Wichita Area Forecast: This afternoon : Mostly sunny and mild.  Wind: S 10-15.

A slow and steady warming trend will continue for the rest of the week. It will not be as cold overnight with lows near 20 and the skies should stay clear. Light winds will keep the wind chills in check. A few higher level clouds will drift in Wednesday afternoon, but dry conditions prevail. South winds will stay between 10-20 mph with highs in the mid 50s. The warming trend will push highs to near 60 by the end of the week with no rain in sight. ______________ Wichita Area Forecast: Tonight:   Clear and chilly.  Wind: S 5-10.  Low: 24. Tomorrow :  Sunny to mostly sunny and mild.  Wind: S 10-15.

There will be no big changes in the weather heading into Thanksgiving week and the travel weather looks good. A few sprinkles may skirt the Wichita area overnight, but don't expect anything heavy. Lows will be in the upper 30s west/mid 40s in southcentral Kansas. Lighter winds and mostly sunny skies return for Monday. Highs will be in the upper 60s statewide. Tuesday looks warm and dry. Skies will be sunny and temperatures will be near 70. Wichita Area Forecast: Tonight:   Mostly cloudy with a few sprinkles possible, then partly cloudy late.  Wind: S 10-20.  Low: 45. Tomorrow:   Mostly sunny.  Wind: S/SW 5-15.

UPDATE 11:22 p.m. All highways into Medford, Oklahoma are closed. The Oklahoma Highway Patrol says there are several power lines down due to the tornadoes that moved through the area. ----------- Storm Team 12 continues tracking severe thunderstorms that have the ability of producing tornadoes.  Many counties in south west Kansas have already had storms move through.  Other areas, including Sedgwick County remains under a tornado watch. Click here for Storm Shots There are some damage reports coming from Comanche County.  There are trees down and some roads are washed out.  There are no injuries reported at this time.