Strong to severe thunderstorms loom in KC’s future; brief tornado can’t be ruled out
It will be another unseasonably warm day in Kansas City on Tuesday as the metro area waits on a round of mid-week thunderstorms that could bring severe weather to the region, according to the National Weather Service.
Temperatures are expected to be in the mid-70s to lower 80s both Tuesday and Wednesday. Typically, Kansas City sees conditions in the mid-60s this time of year.
A few showers are possible Tuesday morning, although they appear to be tracking south of the immediate Kansas City area.
There’s another chance for showers and thunderstorms Tuesday night. A few of the storms in far northwest Missouri and northern Kansas could be strong to severe, producing isolated pockets of hail and gusting winds, the weather service said.
The metro area’s best chance of showers and thunderstorms will be Wednesday night into Thursday morning. Strong to severe thunderstorms are possible from this system, with northeast Kansas and northwest Missouri at greater risk of severe weather, according to the weather service.
Large hail and damaging wind gusts are the primary threat, although a brief tornado or two cannot be ruled out, the weather service said.
Kansas City is at a marginal risk of severe weather, which means isolated severe thunderstorms are possible. Areas to the north, however, are at a slight risk of severe weather, which means scattered severe thunderstorms are possible, according to the Storm Prediction Center.
Conditions will be much cooler after the storms pass through, with temperatures returning to normal on Thursday and falling to the 50s on Fridays and 40s on Saturday. A widespread freeze is possible Sunday morning before temperatures climb into the upper 50s in the afternoon, according to the weather service.
