Severe storms, which may include high winds and tornadoes, are expected Wednesday in north-central and northeast Kansas, forecasters say. The National Weather Service has upgraded from "slight" to "enhanced" the possibility those areas will see severe storms,

Because of the threat of severe weather, the weather service’s Storm Prediction Center placed northwestern Missouri, eastern Kansas, and northeastern Oklahoma at an enhanced risk of severe thunderstorms on Wednesday, the third highest threat of severe weather on a scale of one to five.