Strong to severe storms, tornado threat possible Monday
Updated: 4:58 PM CDT Apr 28, 2025
SUPER BOWL APPEARANCE. EXCLUSIVE LIVE RADAR AND NINE DAY FORECAST SO YOU’LL KNOW. FIRST. THIS IS FIRST ALERT WEATHER. SO WE’RE WAITING FOR THOSE STORMS TO PERCOLATE, AND WE CAN KIND OF SEE THE FRONTS, RIGHT? YEAH, YOU CAN KIND OF SEE WE’RE WATCHING THE AREAS FOR STORMS TO FORM, WHICH IS GOING TO BE JUST OFF TO OUR WEST HERE WITHIN JUST A FEW HOURS, ACTUALLY. SO RADAR LOOKS DRY FOR RIGHT NOW, BUT YOU CHECK BACK IN CLOSER TO 6:00, 7:00. WE WILL LIKELY SEE SOME THUNDERSTORMS WEST OF THE METRO, LIKELY OUT NEAR OTTAWA OR LAWRENCE UP TOWARDS TO THE WEST OF ATCHISON NEAR HIAWATHA. THOSE ARE GOING TO BE THE SPOTS WE HAVE TO WATCH FOR FIRST FOR THUNDERSTORMS TO DEVELOP. RIGHT NOW WE DO NOT HAVE ANY SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCHES OR TORNADO WATCHES OR WARNINGS OR ANY ALERTS AT THIS TIME THAT WILL LIKELY CHANGE SOON. SO YOU WANT TO MAKE SURE YOU’RE STAYING CONNECTED HERE WITH US. WE’RE GOING TO KEEP YOU UPDATED IF YOU’LL BE AWAY FROM THE TV, MAKE SURE YOU HAVE OUR KMBC NINE NEWS APP. THAT WAY YOU CAN GET THOSE ALERTS ON THE GO. BUT AGAIN, FOR RIGHT NOW, NOT A WHOLE LOT TO SEE. WE DO HAVE A COUPLE OF LIGHTER SHOWERS OFF TO THE WEST OF MARSHALL AND SEDALIA. OTHERWISE PLENTY OF MOISTURE IN THE AIR SO IT FEELS REALLY HUMID OUTSIDE. AND THE AREA THAT WE’RE GOING TO BE WATCHING WILL BE OUT TOWARDS EMPORIA, NEAR LAWRENCE, OTTAWA AND GARNETT. THAT WILL BE THE SPOT FOR STORMS TO FIRE HERE WITHIN THE NEXT 2 TO 4 HOURS. AND YOU CAN SEE THAT THE NORTHERN HALF OF OUR AREA. SO THE METRO AND NORTHWARD, WE HAVE THIS MEDIUM THREAT FOR SEVERE WEATHER ON OUR SCALE HERE AFTER 6:00. SO ONCE YOU GET TO 6:00 AND BEYOND INTO TONIGHT, WE’LL SEE THAT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS. AND IT ACTUALLY COMES IN TWO DIFFERENT ROUNDS. SO THE FIRST ROUND WILL BE THIS EVENING. SO BETWEEN ABOUT SIX AND MIDNIGHT THAT SEVERE RISK WILL BE GREATEST IN NORTHWESTERN MISSOURI AND NORTHEASTERN KANSAS JUST NORTH OF THE METRO. THEN OVERNIGHT THOSE STORMS ARE GOING TO PUSH FARTHER TO THE SOUTH, CLOSER TO THE METRO AREA. AND A FEW OF THOSE STORMS COULD BE SEVERE. SO GREATER SEVERE RISK THIS EVENING FARTHER NORTH, NOT AS HIGH OF A SEVERE RISK OVERNIGHT, BUT THAT WILL BE CLOSER TO THE METRO. LET ME SHOW YOU WHAT I MEAN HERE ON FUTURESCAN. SO FOR RIGHT NOW, THINGS ARE GENERALLY QUIET, BUT THERE YOU GO. THAT’S A LOOK AT 6:00 NEAR ATCHISON HIAWATHA UP TOWARD MARYVILLE. SO OUR NORTHWESTERN COMMUNITIES GREATEST RISK OF SEVERE WEATHER FOR YOU. WE’LL SEE IF ANY OF THESE MAKE THEIR WAY INTO THE NORTHLAND. THAT’S 9 P.M. THROUGH ABOUT MIDNIGHT. THAT’S ROUND NUMBER ONE. THEN THAT SECONDARY ROUND, YOU SEE IT HERE HAS A LITTLE BIT OF DIFFICULTY DEVELOPING, BUT BETWEEN ABOUT 2 TO 5 A.M. THAT’S WHEN WE COULD SEE ANOTHER LINE MAKE ITS WAY THROUGH THE METRO AREA. A FEW OF THOSE STORMS COULD BE SEVERE. THEN AFTER SUNRISE, WE’LL DRY THINGS OUT FOR OUR DAY ON TUESDAY. SO AGAIN, WE DON’T WANT TO LET OUR GUARD DOWN OVERNIGHT BECAUSE THERE STILL COULD BE A STRONG THUNDERSTORM OR TWO THAT ROLLS ON THROUGH ON OUR NINE DAY FORECAST. LET’S TALK ABOUT YOUR TIMELINE GOING THROUGH THE REST OF THE WEEK. SO THIS EVENING IT’S AN ALERT DAY. WE’RE MONITORING THAT RISK OF SEVERE WEATHER, PRIMARILY NORTH AND WEST. A FEW SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE OVERNIGHT. THAT WOULD BE MORE OF A DAMAGING WIND THREAT. MAYBE GUSTS OF 50 TO 60, SOME QUARTER SIZE HAIL, A MUCH LOWER TORNADO THREAT ON TUESDAY. PLENTY OF CLOUDS, KIND OF LIKE WE’RE SEEING RIGHT NOW. TEMPERATURES WILL TOP OUT IN THE MIDDLE 60S. THEN ON WEDNESDAY AND NOW THURSDAY, THIS IS NEW. ANOTHER IMPACT DAY THERE AS WILL LIKELY BE DEALING WITH RAIN. HIGHS WILL BE NEAR 70 DEGREES. AFTER THAT WE’LL GET SOME SUNSHINE HEADING INTO THE WEEKEND. WE ARE LOOKING DRIER HEADING INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK. MIDDLE 70S FOR OUR HIGHS. LOWS IN THE 50S EVENTUALLY COMING UP TO 60 DEGREES NEXT WEEK. AND THAT MEANS WE’RE GOING TO SEE SOME HIGHER HUMIDITY WITH THOSE OVERNIGHT LOWS START COMING UP. BUT AGAIN, NOW YOU’RE LOOKING ON THE NINE DAY AND YOU’RE SEEING THAT ADDITIONAL IMPACT DAY THERE FOR THURSDAY. SO WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY THOSE ARE NOW OUR WEATHER IMPACTS FOR PERIODS OF RAIN POSSIBLY A FEW THUNDERSTORMS. AS FAR AS SEVERE WEATHER GOES. THAT LOOKS UNLIKELY FOR BOTH OF THOSE DAYS. SOME GOOD NEWS THERE. WE DO NEED TO KEEP AN EYE ON THAT FLOODING THREAT. SO SOMETHING WE WILL BE
A warm, humid air mass is setting the stage for two rounds of strong to severe thunderstorms Monday evening into early Tuesday morning across northwest Missouri and northeast Kansas.Multiple rounds of storms are possible for the metro area. The first round is expected to fire during the early evening hours. If storms develop, they could quickly intensify, bringing the potential for large hail, damaging winds and even a couple of tornadoes. After a brief lull, a second round of storms is expected to develop after midnight as a cold front moves through the region. These storms could also produce gusty winds, hail and heavy rainfall, raising concerns about localized flooding.The severe threat should diminish by Tuesday morning, with drier conditions expected through most of the day. Rain chances return midweek, with showers and storms possible again on Wednesday and Thursday.
KANSAS CITY, Mo. —A warm, humid air mass is setting the stage for two rounds of strong to severe thunderstorms Monday evening into early Tuesday morning across northwest Missouri and northeast Kansas.
Multiple rounds of storms are possible for the metro area.
The first round is expected to fire during the early evening hours.
If storms develop, they could quickly intensify, bringing the potential for large hail, damaging winds and even a couple of tornadoes.
After a brief lull, a second round of storms is expected to develop after midnight as a cold front moves through the region.
These storms could also produce gusty winds, hail and heavy rainfall, raising concerns about localized flooding.
The severe threat should diminish by Tuesday morning, with drier conditions expected through most of the day.
Rain chances return midweek, with showers and storms possible again on Wednesday and Thursday.
