NWS-SPC: Entire Kansas City MetroRegion Inside Slight Severe Storm Risk Area

The Storm Prediction Center has- in their latest forecast- shifted the slight risk of severe thunderstorm area southward- and now covers about the eastern half of Kansas and the western third of Missouri.


With thunder heard just now at the southeastern KC newscenter- keep tuned on this developing weather situation....

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KANSAS CITY'S BREAKING WEATHER NEWS: Storm Line Racing Into The Western MetroRegion

The leading edge of a line of strong to severe thunderstorms (see radar image below) continues moving eastward at near 45 m.p.h. and is entering the Topeka, KS Metro at this time.

There IS a flash flood watch for the K.C. Metro counties along and north of the Missouri & Kansas Rivers - there is no severe storm watch in effect here at this time.

Storms should enter Lawrence by 2 am and into the City itself by 3 am.. Expect intense lightning, strong winds, small hail and very heavy rain when the storms move in.

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