Severe weather in Topeka likely Friday with storms, hail, winds and tornadoes possible
Severe thunderstorms are likely during the late afternoon and evening Friday in northeast Kansas, the National Weather Service's Topeka office announced that morning.
The chance for severe weather Friday in Topeka has risen from "enhanced" to "moderate," due to a revision made Friday to a graphic placed earlier that day on the website of the National Weather Service's Storm Prediction Center.
All modes of severe weather will be possible, with the most likely threats being large hail up to the size of golf balls, damaging winds up to 70 miles per hour and a few tornadoes, that office said in a graphic posted on its website.
It indicated confidence was high that the area would see large hail and high winds, and medium that the area would see a few tornadoes.
The line of storms is most likely to form along a cold front, which is expected to move from west to east, mainly between 3 p.m. and midnight, the weather service said.
"Isolated supercells may form along a dryline in central Kansas late this afternoon," it said. "If this scenario materializes, a more significant hail (hail greater than two inches in diameter) and tornado threat (a few large tornadoes) is possible."
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Storm threat cancels KU basketball scrimmage
The threat of weather caused the cancellation of a University of Kansas basketball team scrimmage set to take place Friday evening at Washburn University, said a statement posted on Twitter by 6th Man Strategies, a consulting agency for KU student-athletes.
Fans who bought tickets will be able to transfer them to be used at a scrimmage the team plans to hold Sunday at Blue Valley Northwest High School in Overland Park, the announcement said.
Tim Hrenchir can be reached at threnchir@gannett.com or 785-213-5934.
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