Severe weather returns, bringing high winds, hail, tornado watches

By BRENT MARTIN

St. Joseph Post

Severe weather has returned to the area with thunderstorms spreading across northeast Kansas, northwest Missouri into parts of Nebraska and Iowa.

High winds could produce tornadoes with the National Weather Service issuing a tornado watch throughout the four-state region.

Shortly after four o’clock, a severe thunderstorm hovered over Albany, moving northeast at 60 mph, according to NWS. Radar indicated ping pong ball size hail.

Hail falling in Savannah./Photo courtesy of St. Joseph Post reader

A tornado watch issued by the National Weather Service will run until 10 o’clock tonight for seven counties in northeast Kansas, including Brown, Doniphan and Leavenworth and 22 counties in northwest to north-central Missouri, including Buchanan, Caldwell, Carroll, Clinton, Daviees, DeKalb, Grundy, and Livingston.