Severe thunderstorm watch in Kansas City area; tornado watch for Douglas County
A severe thunderstorm watch has been issued for parts of northeast Kansas and the Kansas City area.
Tornadoes, winds up to 65 mph and golf ball-sized hail are possible, according to the National Weather Service in Pleasant Hill.
The watch includes several counties including Platte, Clay, Jackson and Cass in Missouri; and Johnson, Leavenworth and Wyandotte in Kansas.
Around 5:50 p.m., the line of thunderstorms was just west of Topeka. The storm brought wind gusts of 60 mph in Geary County and hail measuring more than 1 inch in diameter.
The storm is expected to move through the Kansas City area about 8 p.m., according to the National Weather Service, and the watch is in effect until 9 p.m.
Just before 8:15 p.m., 70 mph wind was reported near the Franklin and Miami County lines.
Flooding in the Kansas City area is also possible. An advisory covering northeastern Wyandotte County, Clay County, west-central Ray County, southeastern Platte County and northern Jackson County is in effect until 9:45 p.m.
A flash flood watch has been activated for several counties in western Missouri through late Wednesday night, as more precipitation is expected Tuesday and Wednesday.
A large swath of Kansas including the Lawrence area is under a tornado watch until 1 a.m. Tuesday.
The National Weather Service’s Topeka office said tornadoes and lime-sized hail are possible.
This story was originally published May 6, 2019 at 6:24 PM.
