Storms are brewing. Will Kansas City see heavy downpours, hail, and strong winds?
Get those umbrellas ready. Thunderstorms are brewing and expected to roll through the Kansas City area in the next few hours, some bringing heavy downpours and gusty winds, according to the National Weather Service.
Storms are developing across the region, mainly east of Interstate 35, the weather service said in a post shortly before 3 p.m. on X, formerly Twitter. More storms are expected to form across western Missouri over the next several hours.
“A few strong to severe storms are possible with hazards being hail and damaging winds,” the weather service said.
The weather service noted that any strong storms that develop will be isolated, so not everyone will see them. Those that do should prepare for the possibility of strong to damaging wind gusts and small hail, with the strongest storms possibly producing quarter-sized hail.
“Additionally, locally heavy rain is also expected, given the scattered nature to the storms,” the weather service said.
With strong storms expected to be spotty, the weather service urges everyone to stay alert and have several ways to receive warnings and weather updates.
Another round of weaker storms is expected overnight, arriving in the area between 2 and 5 a.m., the weather service said.
