Storms toppled trees, knocked out power lines across KC area: See interactive map
A cold front pushed a line of severe thunderstorms across the Kansas City area overnight, with frequent lightning and booming thunder.
By Tuesday morning, the front had moved out, leaving behind storm damage.
The storms packed powerful winds, with parts of Leavenworth County reporting gusts up to 92 mph, according to storm reports submitted to the National Weather Service.
Strong gusts were reported across the metro, including 84 mph near Gardner, 72 mph near Edgerton, 70 mph in western Shawnee, 64 mph at Kansas City Downtown Airport–Wheeler Field, 63 mph near Kearney and 60 mph near Bonner Springs.
Some neighborhoods woke up to debris and downed power lines after the worst of the weather moved out.
In National Weather Service local storm reports, the most common damage involved trees or large limbs that had blown down, along with downed power lines and wires. Reports were spread across the metro and nearby counties, with a cluster of tree damage in Jackson County.
Some of the damage included a tree branch that fell onto the overhead wires for the Kansas City Streetcar, suspending service; several trees that came down in Avondale, including one that went through a house; and a large tree that fell on a house near South 46th Street and Gibbs Road in Kansas City, Kansas.
In Cass County, storm winds estimated at 80 mph knocked down trees and large limbs and blew over a fence near Garnes Street and White Oak Court in Raymore, according to National Weather Service reports.
Tornado in Ray County
The storms also spawned a possible tornado that touched down southeast of Excelsior Springs. The National Weather Service observed a tornado damage signature on the radar about 3 miles south of Wood Heights in Ray County.
More than 11,000 people woke up to no power Tuesday morning.
By 9:30 a.m., Evergy reported about 6,470 of its customers in the metro remained without power, according to its power outages map. The hardest hit were Jackson County, affecting 3,540 customers, and Johnson County with 1,791 customers affected.
Meanwhile, 1,612 customers of the Kansas City, Kansas, Board of Public Utilities and 40 customers of Independence Power & Light remained without power.
Calmer, albeit cooler weather, moves in Tuesday, with temperatures reaching the mid-60s, accordign to the weather service.. The weather will be similar on Wednesday, with temps a few degrees warmer. Kansas City’s average high temperature this time of year is 76 degrees.
River flooding, however, is expected to continue Tuesday across the region.
Kansas City’s next best chance for widespread rain is late Thursday into Friday. No severe weather is expected, although there may be a few rumbles of thunder.
The weekend is looking warmer, with temperatures back into the upper 70s and low 80s. Rain chances look low, under 20%, and will remain largely confined to the southern counties in the Kansas City forecast area, the weather service said.
