Area radar map, as of 6: 31 p.m.

7:58 update

The tornado watch has been canceled for Douglas County, according to Douglas County Emergency Management.

6:19 update

The National Weather Service has issued a tornado watch for Douglas, Anderson and Franklin counties. The watch is effective until 9 p.m.

11:31 a.m. update

Thunderstorms, heavy rain and hail are possible across northeast Kansas Thursday afternoon and evening, according to the Hazardous Weather Outlook from the National Weather Service in Topeka.

Locations near and south of Interstate 70 may see baseball-size hail, winds up to 70 mph and isolated tornadoes.

Counties that could see severe weather include:

• Anderson
• Brown
• Clay
• Cloud
• Coffey
• Dickinson
• Douglas
• Franklin
• Geary
• Jackson
• Jefferson
• Lyon
• Marshall
• Morris
• Nemaha
• Osage
• Ottawa
• Pottawatomie
• Republic
• Riley
• Shawnee
• Wabaunsee
• Washington

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