Today's Tornado and Severe Thunderstorm Outlook

Here is the tornado outlook with 5% the significant threshold:

For damaging thunderstorm winds, 15% is the significant threshold:

And, for large hail, the threshold is again 15%.

Things are getting started early with a severe thunderstorm watch just issued for parts of Kansas and two counties in Nebraska until 3pm.

Addition at 8:15am, severe thunderstorm warning, 1" hail, 

Wichita and southeast Sedgwick Co.