Tornado watch issued for Kansas City metro area
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Storms today. This morning, periods of heavy rain with non-severe T-Storms. Scattered T-Storms are possible this afternoon followed by a line tonight, some severe.
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Weather blog: Kansas City could see tornadoes, damaging wind and large hail if cap breaks Tuesday
It's a conditional risk for Tuesday afternoon and evening, here's what that means:
Severe thunderstorms moving across Kansas and Missouri Tuesday evening produced multiple reports of hail.Watch video of the hail in the player above.According to National Weather Service storm reports,
A dramatic weather swing is about to hit Kansas City as record warmth gives way to a potentially disruptive winter storm Sunday evening into Monday. The National Weather Service says the weekend forecast remains uncertain — with possible rain,
YOU KNOW, WE HAD GOSH, I WANT TO SAY BASEBALL SIZED HAIL A FEW DAYS AGO, BUT IT WAS BIGGER THAN THAT. WE HAD GRAPEFRUIT SIZED HAIL ON TUESDAY. RAIN, COLD WEATHER YESTERDAY. REALLY WINDY TODAY. THAT HIGH FIRE DANGER THAT’S GOING TO CONTINUE ON INTO THE EVENING AS WE’LL HAVE WIND GUSTS STILL UP NEAR 50 MILES AN HOUR.
The Kansas City metro area is now under a tornado watch until midnight. The watch includes the entire Kansas City metro area and dozens of surrounding counties in both Missouri and Kansas.
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Massive hailstones pummel Kansas City during storm
A fierce storm unexpectedly struck Kansas City, unleashing enormous hailstones comparable to the size of apples and baseballs. In just a matter of minutes, serene sunny weather transformed into turmoil as strong winds and gigantic ice fragments began to batter vehicles and smash windshields.
We are tracking the potential of severe thunderstorms later tonight through Friday. There are three main rounds to monitor.