Rain, hail, tornadoes possible as severe weather sweeps through Kansas City area
Severe weather is expected to move through the Kansas City area Tuesday, bringing the possibility of rain, hail, gusty winds and maybe isolated tornadoes, FOX4 meteorologist Alex Countee said.
“As we move throughout this morning, we’re still going to be dealing with rain from Cristobal along and east of the state line,” said Countee, who provides weather updates to The Star.
“By noon, we are going to start drying things out,” he said. “We’re actually going to see more sunshine as we head toward 4 o’clock and that’s when we’re going to see our high temperature for the day.”
The high is expected to climb into the upper 80s to near 90 degrees, Countee said.
“But after 4, that’s when we’re going to be weather aware for another line of showers and thunderstorms,” Countee said.
More storms are expected to pop up around 6 and 7 p.m. in the Kansas City area, with some of the strongest storms capable of producing heavy rain, gusty winds, hail and possibly isolated tornadoes.
Another wave of rain is expected to sweep through the Kansas City metro overnight and move out of the Kansas City area by noon Wednesday, Countee said.
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The National Weather Service in Pleasant Hill said in its forecast that remnants of Tropical Storm Cristobal is expected to bring widespread rainfall of 2 to 4 inches over central Missouri. Some areas could see higher amounts. Flash flooding and river flooding is possible in central Missouri.
Severe weather is possible over northeast Kansas and northwest Missouri after 4 p.m. Tuesday. The main threat of the severe weather is wind gusts of 50 to 60 mph and large hail. Tornadoes are also possible as well as frequent lightning, according to the weather service.
Strong wind gusts are expected Wednesday morning and continuing until noon. A wind advisory is in effect from 1 a.m. to noon Wednesday. Northwest and west winds are expected to be 20 to 30 mph with gusts greater than 45 mph likely, according to the weather service.
The winds could make travel difficult on north-south roads, such as Interstates 29 and 49, for high profile vehicles, the weather service advised.
“Use extra caution when driving, especially if operating a high profile vehicle,” the weather service said. “Secure outdoor objects.”
This story was originally published June 9, 2020 at 8:09 AM.
