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Week of heat ahead; Augusta restricts water usage

BY STAN FINGER, The Wichita Eagle | July 12 at 10:03 a.m.

If Wichita had a Mount Rushmore for hot summers, two years would be on it: 1936 and 1980. They may well be joined by 2011.

Midwest, South swelter as triple-digit highs drag on

By JAMIE STENGLE, Associated Press | July 12 at 12:08 a.m.

DALLAS — The temperature setting is stuck on broil across a swath of the Midwest and South, with Dallas and Oklahoma City sweltering through 100-degree heat for at least 10 days in a row.

111 degrees: It's a record in Wichita

BY STAN FINGER, The Wichita Eagle | July 11 at 10:11 a.m.

The heat wave of 2011 reached rarely visited territory in Wichita Sunday, when the high hit 111.

Wichita area's weather radar upgrade starts

BY STAN FINGER, The Wichita Eagle | July 7 at 6:57 a.m.

Installation of the next generation of weather radar — known as dual polarization — has begun at the Wichita branch of the National Weather Service.

Kansas storm losses likely to push insurance higher

BY ANNIE CALOVICH, The Wichita Eagle | July 6 at 12:49 p.m.

Apart from the hassle, the swirl of severe weather, along with the high price of oil, is shaking up insurance rates and the cost and availability of roofing materials.

Greensburg shares lessons of rebuilding

BY STAN FINGER, The Wichita Eagle | July 4 at 10:28 a.m.

They have been trekking from the east to a small town in central Kansas in search of guidance. In search of wisdom.

More options for Kansas farmers in drought

BY BECCY TANNER, The Wichita Eagle | July 1 at 6:27 a.m.

The Kansas Department of Agriculture announced more options Thursday for farmers in drought-stricken counties.

Heat threatens crops, livestock

By ROXANA HEGEMAN, Associated Press | June 30 at 12:06 a.m.

A heat wave engulfing Kansas for the next few days is threatening cattle in the state's feedlots while further stressing farm crops and rangeland already struggling with drought.

Oppressive heat, humidity expected in Wichita area

BY STAN FINGER, The Wichita Eagle | June 29 at 7 a.m.

Hot, sultry days with highs touching or topping 100 can be expected through Monday, local forecasters say.

Joplin cleanup brings windfall in landfill fees

BY DAVID A. LIEB, Associated Press | June 29 at 6:32 a.m.

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. —A deadly tornado that devastated Joplin could result in federal authorities paying hundreds of thousands of dollars in landfill dumping fees to Missouri and Kansas.

Cloud-seeding program faces cuts

Associated Press | June 26 at 12:07 a.m.

LAKIN — A Kansas cloud-seeding program aimed at coaxing additional rain and limiting hail storms is facing a rocky future because of state funding cuts, higher chemical prices and questions from opponents who think it is doing more harm than good.

Half-dozen tornadoes reported Monday in northwest Kansas

BY STAN FINGER, The Wichita Eagle | June 22 at 12:07 a.m.

Four people were injured Monday when a tornado struck their rural Norton County home, state officials said.

Sand to fill sandbags running low

BY HEATHER HOLLINGSWORTH AND WILLIAM DRAPER, Associated Press | June 21 at 12:07 a.m.

ST. JOSEPH, Mo. —The supply of sand used to fill hundreds of thousands of bags needed to fight off the swollen Missouri River is running low after weeks of relentless flooding.

Morning storm: Lots of lightning, no damage

BY STAN FINGER, The Wichita Eagle | June 17 at 8:49 a.m.

Mother Nature put on a bit of a show Thursday morning in the Wichita metropolitan area.

Novelist had early love for weather

BY STAN FINGER, The Wichita Eagle | June 13 at 12:07 a.m.

Jenna Blum got hooked early.

Storms were potent but did little damage

BY STAN FINGER, The Wichita Eagle | June 11 at 6:54 a.m.

Potent thunderstorms pounded the Wichita area Thursday night, flooding streets and knocking down power lines and tree limbs but otherwise sparing the region of serious damage.

Storm, sirens fill a Thursday evening in Wichita

BY HURST LAVIANA, The Wichita Eagle | June 10 at 10:03 a.m.

Several tornado warnings were issued Thursday night as a series of strong thunderstorms moved through the area, flooding city streets and washing out all the evening events at the Wichita River Festival.

Temperature soars to 102 after midnight Thursday in 'heat burst'

BY STAN FINGER, The Wichita Eagle | June 10 at 10:03 a.m.

Jerilyn Billings thought she had been teleported from Wichita to the desert.

Leavenworth ready for rising river

BY JOHN MILBURN, Associated Press | June 10 at 6:04 a.m.

TOPEKA — Crews placed large sandbags near the community center in downtown Leavenworth on Thursday in advance of rising water along the Missouri River, hoping the temporary structure is enough to protect against the impending deluge from the north.

No rain on Riverfest, but it's sweltering

BY STAN FINGER, The Wichita Eagle | June 10 at 9:39 a.m.

Dogged for years by cool, damp conditions that hampered turnout, Wichita River Festival officials moved this year's event back about a month in the hope of better weather.

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