OTTAWA COUNTY —It took the severe weather season awhile to get started in Kansas this year, and it started with vengeance across central Kansas on Tuesday. There were several large tornadoes that touched down Tuesday.

The first was reported in Cloud County. Another tornado touched down in Ottawa County followed by another in Clay County. As of late Tuesday evening there were no reports of injuries but reports of property damage, power poles and power lines were down across some roads. Authorities will continue to assess damage on Wednesday.

The storms caused a semi to jackknife on I-70 in northwest Ellsworth  blocked traffic for a time. When the severe storms moved through Barton County there was a report of hail the size of grapefruits. Heavy rain with estimates of 3-5 inches prompted flash flood warnings for Osborne and Mitchell Counties.

The National Weather Service expects another round of severe weather Wednesday across much of Kansas.

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Multiple tornado and severe thunderstorm warnings were issued for multiple Kansas Counties ranging from Lincoln and Ottawa to northwest and northeast Dickinson, Clay, Riley, Washington and Pottawatomie Counties. There were twp severe thunderstorm warnings reported for northwest Geary County when storms were located near or north of Wakefield in Clay County.

No major problems have been reported in Geary County, but a tornado watch was in effect from about 3 p.m. Tuesday until midnight.

Late Tuesday evenings strong storms swept through Clay County where law enforcement confirmed a tornado was located near Clay Center moving northeast at 30 mph. There was also confirmation by weather spotters of a tornado five miles southeast of Idana and another near Oak Hill.