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Thursday night storms expected to stay south of Kansas City metro

FILE PHOTO. Storm clouds surround the Kansas City skyline on Saturday, July 10, 2021.
FILE PHOTO. Storm clouds surround the Kansas City skyline on Saturday, July 10, 2021. The Kansas City Star

Following earlier predictions of thunderstorms in and around Kansas City on Thursday night, the National Weather Service now expects tonight’s storms to stay south of the KC metropolitan area.

Storms are expected to hit the area from Warrensburg to Clinton, with some possible hail, according to the NWS.

Earlier tonight, a tornado warning was called along the Kansas-Missouri border from Peculiar, Missouri, to Hume, Missouri. Meanwhile, strong winds hit Fontana, Kansas, and La Cygne, Kansas, around 6:45 p.m.

The National Weather Service initially warned residents to expect a possible tornado, with storms in the metro primarily forecast before 10 p.m.

Parts of southern Kansas, Missouri and Oklahoma remain under a severe thunderstorm watch until midnight.

Ilana Arougheti
The Kansas City Star
Ilana Arougheti (they/she) is The Kansas City Star’s Jackson County watchdog reporter, covering local government and accountability issues with a focus on eastern Jackson County .They are a graduate of Northwestern University, where she studied journalism, sociology and gender studies. Ilana most recently covered breaking news for The Star and previously wrote for the Chicago Tribune, Chicago Sun-Times and Raleigh News & Observer. Feel free to reach out with questions or tips! Support my work with a digital subscription
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