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Hurricane Hermine saves some rain for Kan.

Like clockwork September brings with it the Walnut Valley Festival and, the threat of heavy rains to soak campers.

September 07, 2010 07:24:21 PM

100-degree temperatures expected thru Fri.

Temperatures of 100 degrees or more are expected through Friday, according to the National Weather Service.

August 09, 2010 01:42:12 PM

High winds from storm catch Gasino canopy

Several of the NewsCow faithful have written into report the toppling of the canopy over gas pumps at the Seven Clans Travel Plaza and Lil Bit of Paradise Casino near Newkirk, Okla.

August 05, 2010 02:21:40 PM

Century-mark temps expected to last thru Wed

Searing temperatures - that pushed heat indexes to 110 degrees or more in Cowley County Monday - are expected to stay above the century mark for at least a couple more days.

August 03, 2010 05:03:54 AM

Arkansas River is over flood stage in Ark City

Recent heavy rains are expected to cause some minor flooding along the Arkansas River at Ark City. The river reached flood stage, 17 feet, at 1 a.m. Tuesday.

July 06, 2010 07:46:08 PM

Walnut expected to reach flood stage Thurs.

Heavy rains in the area the last couple days are expected to cause minor flooding along the Walnut River in Winfield and Ark City.

June 09, 2010 04:31:20 PM

Tornado watch in effect in Cowley until 10 p.m.

The National Weather Service has issued a tornado watch that is in effect until 10 p.m. Tuesday. Cowley County is included in this weather alert.

June 08, 2010 04:58:22 PM

Chicago weather crew is here tracking storm

The area's severe weather outbreak has attracted weather experts from Illinois to the area to document the storms.

May 13, 2010 05:24:40 AM

Stone: Tornado was a 0 to 1 on ratings scale

The tornado that touched down in Cowley County was a pretty weak one, emergency management officials said Wednesday.

May 12, 2010 06:28:06 PM

PHOTOS: Damage from storms on Monday

Posted below is a slideshow of photos taken by NewsCow of the storm damage near Ark City. You can follow the link after slideshow to get captions for each photo.

May 11, 2010 03:32:20 AM

Ark City hit hardest by strong storms Monday

Strong storms Monday brought high winds that shut down power along Summit and damaged buildings in and around Ark City.

May 10, 2010 11:06:31 AM

Chance of severe weather tonight and Friday

A storm system moving into the area tonight brings with it the chance for large hail and perhaps an isolated tornado, weather and emergency management officials said.

April 22, 2010 02:21:26 PM

Another dose of winter weather is expected

Yuck, it seems Cowley County and south central Kansas may get hit with one more blast of winter weather this weekend.

March 18, 2010 05:10:17 PM

Slick roadways lead to accidents across state

Slick conditions caused some traffic accidents in the area Sunday night.

February 22, 2010 12:41:59 PM

Weather: Snow is likely Thursday and Friday

Cowley County is included in a winter weather advisory issued by the National Weather Service that is in effect from midnight tonight through 6 a.m. Friday.

February 03, 2010 05:31:18 PM

UPDATE: Emergency reporting period ends

UPDATE: Winfield Police say the emergency reporting plan, put in place Friday, ended at noon Monday.

January 29, 2010 05:29:35 PM

***WEATHER CLOSINGS & CANCELS***

A few cancellations - in anticipation of winter weather headed for Cowley County - have already been announced.

January 28, 2010 01:13:26 PM

More snow?: Winter weather watch in effect

Looks like more snow could be headed our way.

January 27, 2010 09:42:21 AM

Health officials stressing cold-weather safety

State and local health officials are stressing the importance of protecting yourself from the single-digit temperatures and below-zero wind chill conditions.

January 08, 2010 07:23:25 AM

Light snow, near-zero temps are coming soon

Thursday and Friday are probably not days you'd want to go licking any metal poles outside – assuming you're into that kind of thing. Highs temperatures are predicted to be in the mid teens.

January 06, 2010 04:50:28 AM