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The next round of active weather Wednesday will crank-up Wednesday afternoon and continue through this evening. Large hail, damaging winds and a few tornadoes will all be threats again for a large portion of our state. Click below to watch continuous coverage on Always On Storm Team 12   Highs on Wednesday will be around 80 for south central Kansas, but could reach the low 90s in the southwest under a partly to mostly cloudy sky. Windy conditions will prevail statewide and a wind advisory is in effect for most of Kansas through sunset due to frequent gusts over 45 mph. The next round of active weather Wednesday will crank-up after 3 or 4 p.m. and continue through this evening.

Officials in Clark, Jewell, Marshall, Nemaha, Ottawa, and Smith Counties are assessing damages from recent storms as the state prepares for another round of severe weather. On Tuesday evening, May 28, One home west of Bennington in rural Ottawa County was destroyed and four homes received minor to moderate from a tornado that stayed in the county for about an hour. Several outbuildings were also damaged or destroyed. There were no deaths or injuries reported, but more than 100 cattle were killed at a feedlot by the storm.

Storm Chaser Brandon Ivey sat down with Storm Team 12 Meteorologist Mark Larson about being inside a tornado that struck Northeast Kansas late Monday.  Ivey was inside the Tornado Intercept Vehicle , which is designed to handle the strong tornadoes.  Watch his interview to learn more about shooting the video and the TIV-2 vehicle. Storm Chaser gets amazing video

Storms rolled across northern Kansas Monday evening producing large hail, wicked winds, a few tornadoes and some damage and right now it appears several more rounds of severe storms are on the way through Wednesday or Thursday. Tuesday looks quiet to start but by afternoon the focus will once again be on central Kansas where strong or severe storms will begin to blossom. Large hail and strong winds will be the main concerns. Temperatures Tuesday afternoon will rise back into the 80s for most of Kansas but the southwest will see some lower-90s along with gusty southerly winds.

As storms begin to wind down for the evening/night, we look ahead to a potential for more active weather Wednesday across much of the state.  Hail, high winds, and some tornadoes are possible after 3 or 4 p.m. Wednesday afternoon and the threat will continue well into the evening hours. Temperatures overnight will stay in the 60s and low 70s with gusty south winds. Highs on Wednesday will be around 80 for south central Kansas, but could reach the low 90s in the southwest.

Storms over western and northern Kansas this evening and overnight will pose a risk of producing large hail, wind, and a few tornadoes through midnight. But several more rounds of severe storms are expected through Wednesday. Overnight lows will drop into the 60s for most of the state with the best chance for storms staying over central and northern Kansas. The wind will be gusty from the south. Tuesday could start with a few storms in northeast Kansas, but in the afternoon the focus will once again be over central Kansas for additional storm development.

Memorial Day afternoon will bring a mix of clouds and sunshine to our state, more gusty winds and another chance for late day storms, mainly north of I-70. Temperatures will top out in the 80s across the east and low to mid-90s for the west. Tuesday looks warm and quiet but still on the breezy side. Off and on showers and thunderstorms will return late Wednesday through Friday, especially overnight, when some storms could be severe.   Breezy or windy conditions will also continue through week's end. Right now it appears our storm chances will diminish a bit by Saturday and Sunday should be dry.   Wichita Area Forecast: Memorial Day :   Partly cloudy and windy.  Wind: S 20-30; gusty.  High: 88 Tonight:   Isolated evening storms.

Look for some isolated thunderstorms in western Kansas this evening. A couple of storms could drift into north central Kansas late tonight.  will bring a mix of clouds and sunshine with gusty winds and another chance for some late day storms, mainly in the north. Temperatures will be in the 80s in the east and 90s in the west. Tuesday should be a quiet day although still on the breezy side. Off and on storm chances will return from late Wednesday through Friday along with breezy or even windy conditions also.

A "summer-like" weather pattern across much of Kansas through the remainder of the holiday weekend into next week.  Plenty of heat, wind and humidity.  A few late afternoon/evening storms, a few persistent enough to last into the overnight hours.  In these patterns, there is a chance of thunderstorms just about every afternoon for the majority of Kansas.  The key to the storms developing over a specific area is some sort of trigger (dry-line, boundary,...

The biggest weather issue this holiday weekend will be the wind.  Although an isolated storm or two is possible in the west this afternoon and overnight, most of the state will remain dry .  Better chances of rain come Sunday across the extreme northern half of Kansas, near the Nebraska state line, however those storms will also be hit or miss.  Monday brings slightly better odds, of a hit or miss afternoon/evening storm but shouldn't be...