K.C. Metro-MetroRegion WEATHER: Severe Tstm Watch No. 304 In Effect Until 3 PM

The Storm Prediction Center has issued Severe Thunderstorm Watch No. 304 that will include all of Metro Kansas City and most of the MetroRegion until 3 pm this Friday afternoon.


Southern tier MetroRegion counties- Bourbon and Linn in KS and Bates- Vernon and Henry counties MO are NOT included in this watch- but may be included in a new watch later today.

Large hail and severe-criteria winds of 58 m.p.h. or greater are the primary severe threats. Even tornadoes cannot be ruled out with any severe storm.

This severe thunderstorm watch could be extended- or upgraded to a tornado watch later this afternoon. Stay logged....

Here are the latest visible satellite and NWS Doppler weather radar images:

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Chrysler Plans To Close Raytown Dealership

According to The RAYTOWN POST- "Mitch Crawford’s Holiday Chrysler dealership at 9209 (East) 350 Hwy in Raytown is one of 789 dealerships across the country that Chrysler plans to close after the company filed for bankruptcy protection."

The dealership is on the southwest corner of Gregory Boulevard and M-350 highway.

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Kirksville Tornado Chaser Gets Inside Tornado

This might be an instructional video of how NOT to chase a tornado.

See for yourself.

NOTE: This chaser has obviously pulled his YouTube video- but HERE is a link to another site WITH the original video.

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K.C. Metro-MetroRegion WEATHER: NWS-SPC- "Slight Risk" Of Severe Storms Friday

The "slight risk" will include the entire Kansas City MetroRegion Friday.

The cold front that produced the severe weather Wednesday will make a run at us Friday morning as a warm front.

Two chances of strong to severe storms locally Friday: one in the morning as the low level jet and warm front enters our area- and again Friday afternoon and evening as the storm system's cold front sweeps through the MetroRegion.

Large hail will be the primary severe threat early Friday- and hail- winds and even a tornado possible during the later Friday activity.

CSW will keep you informed....

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Kirksville-MO Tornado Videos

Found HERE on the KTVO ABC-3 site.

The death toll has reached 3 in northeast Missouri after a tornadic supercell traversed the area early Wednesday evening.

Other CSW posts on this tornado found HERE and HERE.

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Damage- Funnel Photos of Kirksville-MO Tornado - May 13- 2009

More photos- courtesy of KTVO ABC-3 and photographer Dr. Curtis Roof.

The photos show the large tornado funnel- and damage to a residential area
and a car dealership in north Kirksville.

Three were reported injured in a vehicle travelling on U.S. 63 when the tornado struck Kirksville around 6 pm..

One person has died in Sullivan county- west of Kirksville- according to the Associated Press.


A small tornado also touched down briefly Wednesday evening in Coffey county KS near Burlington.

No damage reported there.

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First Photos of Kirksville-MO Tornado - May 13- 2009

These photos are courtesy of KTVO-TV ABC-3 in Kirksville- taken by a Brenda Linder of the tornado funnel.

Still no update to the original story on this tornado that struck this northeast Missouri city of around 17000 people around 6 pm Wednesday night- killing at least one and injuring many.

CAUTION - 2050 CDT - KTVO in Kirksville is now reporting "no fatalities and a few injuries" in northern Kirksville- in direct contradiction of the newspaper's story there.

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At Least One Dead "Multiple Injuries" In Kirksville-MO Tornado

A tornado roared across north Kirksville-MO around 6:10pm Wednesday evening- flattening homes and overturning cars.

The KIRKSVILLE DAILY EXPRESS reports one confirmed fatality and multiple injuries" in their breaking news story on the storm.

Both tornado watches and warnings were in effect in the Kirksville area at the time the twister struck.

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Metro K.C. BREAKING WEATHER: Severe Thunderstorm Watch Until 11 PM

Except for Leavenworth county KS and Platte county MO- the remainder of Metro Kansas City is included in Severe Thunderstorm Watch No. 295 until 11 pm this Wednesday evening.



Strong storms are already in the Metro- as shown below on the visible satellite and latest NWS Doppler weather radar images:

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K.C. Metro WEATHER UPDATE: No Watch - Severe Weather Yet

The southeastern half of the Kansas City MetroRegion remains under a moderate risk for severe thunderstorms this afternoon into tonight.

The only watches to affect the K.C. MetroRegion is to the northeast- Tornado Watch No. 293 that includes cities as Chillicothe and Bethany-MO..

The cold front is just to our northwest- and thunderstorms could fire rapidly along the front anytime now- as shown by new cells developing in Leavenworth County-KS on radar (below).

Here are the latest visible satellite and NWS Doppler weather radar images:

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K.C. Metro-MetroRegion WEATHER: "Moderate Risk" Of Severe Storms Today-Tonight

The Storm Prediction Center (NWS-SPC) has expanded the moderate risk area for possible severe thunderstorms westward- and this risk area now cuts Metro K.C. in half.

Metro K.C. areas generally east of the Kansas state line and south of the Kansas and Missouri rivers are in the moderate risk area- all other MetroRegion areas are under a slight risk for severe weather.

Likely time for storm development will be after noon.

As you can see by these additional NWS-SPC graphics- the mode of severe weather around the K.C. Metro seems to be large hail and perhaps winds at or above 58 m.p.h..

The highest tornado threat appears to be around the Columbia to St. Louis areas- but there is a risk of tornadoes anywhere in the severe risk areas- primarily right after the storms first develop and become severe.

The storms now in the eastern parts of the K.C. Metro will move out over the next hour. Here are the latest visible satellite and Doppler weather radar images covering Metro and MetroRegion Kansas City:


The more sunshine and warmth we get will largely dictate the extent of our severe weather risk.

CSW will update the situation as needed....

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