……the first tornado of what turned out to be a record-breaking year for tornadoes in Kansas touched down — in Sumner County.
No damage was reported, and it turned out to be the only tornado reported in Sumner County all year.
The rest of Kansas wasn’t so fortunate. A total of 187 tornadoes touched down in the Sunflower State last year, topping the previous record by more than 40.
Wind chills are in single digits and temperatures are in the teens as the sun climbs above the horizon on this first Monday morning of March in the Wichita metropolitan area.
Sunny skies and temperatures topping out in the upper 40s are in the forecast, though southerly winds gusting above 20 miles an hour will keep the day from feeling very warm.
Forecasters are calling for a gradual warmup as the week unfolds, however, with highs in the 60s by mid-week and the 70s the rest of the week.