
A series of tornado warnings were issued by the National Weather Service late Tuesday afternoon and early evening for multiple counties, including portions of Dickinson, Geary, Riley and Pottawatomie counties. No injuries or major damage have been reported.
The storm packed torrential rain, rotation in the clouds identified by the National Weather Service, and in some locations 70 mile per hour wind gusts.
During the storm Geary County Emergency Management Director Garry Berges said authorities were in contact with Dickinson County. At that time he reported a wall cloud was being reported north of Chapman along K-18 Highway. There were never any reports of a tornado touching down on the ground. At one point Berges reported it was raining so heavy authorities in northern Geary County were having a hard time seeing any rotation so they relied on the National Weather Service radar.
Emergency warning sirens were sounded in the Milford Township area northwest of Junction City and in portions of Riley County north of Manhattan. Riley County Emergency Manager Pat Collins said it appeared the main part of the storm was straight east of Milford crossing Fort Riley. Emergency warning sirens were sounded in Keats, Riley and portions of Manhattan.