Storm chasers spot tornado in Oklahoma as hail pelts Kansas. Forecasts warn more is to come

By ALEXA ST. JOHN, SEAN MURPHY and JIM SALTER
Associated Press

Storm chasers have spotted a tornado on the ground in rural Oklahoma as large hail pelts parts of Kansas. Forecasters have issued a rare high risk warning for the two states. The storm chasers detected several small funnels emerging from clouds Monday before identifying a twister near the small Oklahoma town of Okeene. A dispatcher for Kingfisher County, Oklahoma, says there was a report of tornado damage to a single home, but it wasn’t immediately known if anyone was hurt. Meanwhile, apple-sized hail was reported near Ellinwood, Kansas, northwest of Wichita. The severe weather follows heavy rainfall in Houston, where floodwaters began to recede Monday.