Severe thunderstorms brought tornadoes to north central Kansas Tuesday night, with tornadoes confirmed in Ellsworth and Saline counties. There were no immediate reports of damage.
A tornado was confirmed by spotters near Kanopolis Lake, with two tornadoes reported north of Smolan and southwest of Salina. Tornado warnings were issued for Dickinson and Ottawa counties as the storms moved northeast.
There were reports of quarter sized hail in Rice County. Storms in southeast Kansas moved through parts of Cowley, Butler, Chautauqua and Greenwood counties with quarter sized hail indicted by radar. Another round of storms moved through the Wichita area starting around 2:45 a.m. Wednesday with some reports of quarter sized hail.
