Overnight severe thunderstorms threaten Kansas City area. Here’s updated timing of storms
Strong to severe thunderstorms are expected to sweep across Kansas overnight, reaching the Kansas City area early Wednesday, according to the National Weather Service.
“The morning commute will likely be impacted tomorrow (Wednesday) morning with gusty winds and locally heavy rain,” the weather service in Kansas City said on X, formerly known as Twitter. “Remain weather aware Wednesday morning.”
The weather service issued an updated forecast as to the expected timing of the storms Tuesday afternoon, which shows that the storms could arrive in the western parts of the Kansas City metro area between 4 and 6 a.m. The storms will likely cross the Kansas and Missouri state line between 6 and 8 a.m., according to the weather service.
The storms will continue their march eastward, arriving in areas east of Sedalia between 8 and 10 a.m.
Wind gusts of 64 mph is the primary concern. The storms, however, may produce heavy rainfall in some areas, which may lead to flooding in some areas, especially those areas where heavy rains have fallen recently, the weather service said.
Strong to severe thunderstorms might redevelop Wednesday afternoon. If storms do develop, the strongest storms are expected to be mainly along and south of Interstate 70. The main hazards from these storms are gusty winds of 60 mph, quarter-sized hail and heavy rains that could lead to flooding, the weather service said.
This story was originally published August 8, 2023 at 3:43 PM.
