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Chance of storms southeast of the Kansas City metro area

Chance of storms southeast of the Kansas City metro area
SOME DAMAGE INDEED. AND WE HAVE MORE STORMS ON THE WAY. WE HAVE RAIN. I KNOW WE’RE WONDERING IF IT’S GOING TO BE AS SEVERE AS LAST NIGHT. NOT QUITE LIKE LAST NIGHT. THERE COULD BE A FEW STRONGER THUNDERSTORMS TOMORROW MORNING EARLY. BUT I WANT TO SHOW YOU THIS MAP HERE. UH, LOOK AT THE NUMBER OF TORNADO WARNINGS THAT WERE ISSUED LAST NIGHT. AND THE FIRST, THESE WARNINGS REALLY DIDN’T COME IN UNTIL ALMOST ABOUT 11:00 LAST NIGHT. SO THE BULK OF THESE OCCURRED BETWEEN 11 HAVEN AND. ABOUT 2:00 IN THE MORNING. SO ONE OF THOSE ODD SETUPS THERE, LATE NIGHT SEVERE WEATHER. SO YOU CAN SEE JUST HOW ACTIVE IT WAS AS FAR AS THE ACTUAL TORNADOES WE KNOW OF, AT LEAST TWO. SO WE HAD ONE THAT WAS IN PLATTE INTO CLAY COUNTY NEAR FAIRVIEW AND RIDGELEY. THAT WAS ON THE GROUND FOR A LITTLE MORE THAN SIX MILES. THAT’S AN EF ZERO. NOTICE THE TIME THAT IT WAS ON THE GROUND FOR. SO IT WAS ON THE GROUND FOR ABOUT SEVEN MINUTES. IN THAT SEVEN MINUTES, IT WENT MORE THAN SIX MILES. SO THAT TORNADO WAS MOVING QUICKLY, GOING PRETTY CLOSE TO ABOUT 60 MILES AN HOUR. THEN IN JACKSON COUNTY, NEAR LAKE LOTAWANA TO GRAIN VALLEY, THAT THAT WAS ON THE GROUND FOR ABOUT FIVE AND A HALF MILES, AN EF ONE. THAT WIND WAS UP NEAR 100 MILES AN HOUR, AND THAT WAS ON THE GROUND RIGHT AROUND 1130. SO AGAIN, LATE NIGHT SEVERE WEATHER LAST NIGHT. TOMORROW WE’RE LOOKING AT THE POSSIBILITY OF MORNING SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS. AND THAT WILL PRIMARILY BE OFF TO THE EAST AND SOUTHEAST OF THE METRO, CLOSER TO A MARSHALL, BUT EVEN MORE SO DOWN DOWN TOWARDS SEDALIA, MAYBE WARRENSBURG CLINTON WARSAW. YOU’RE IN THAT AREA IN ORANGE. SO THAT MEDIUM THREAT FOR YOU, AND EVEN MORE SO HEADING INTO CENTRAL AND SOUTHEASTERN MISSOURI. THAT’S WHERE THE GREATEST RISK WILL BE AS WE GO THROUGH THE MORNING INTO THE AFTERNOON ON WEDNESDAY. BUT FOR OUR AREA, WE’RE MAINLY KEEPING AN EYE ON THE MORNING 7 TO 11:00 IN THE MORNING. THERE COULD BE SOME LARGE HAIL, COULD BE SOME SOME DAMAGING WIND. THIS IS NOT THE SAME SETUP THAT WE HAD LAST NIGHT. SO AGAIN, THAT’S A LOWER THREAT IN GENERAL. OUR CURRENT TEMPERATURE 59 DEGREES. IT’S A NICE EVENING OUT THERE. WE’VE GOT THAT SOUTH WIND AT NINE MILES AN HOUR. FEELS REALLY NICE. IF YOU’RE WONDERING HOW WE’RE DOING ON THE ALLERGY REPORT, POLLEN IS STILL HIGH IN MULBERRY, THE MAIN CULPRIT THERE. MOLD ALSO HIGH CLADOSPORIUM. IT’S BEEN HIGH ALL SPRING LONG, SO HANG IN THERE. IF YOU’RE AN ALLERGY SUFFERER. WE’RE DRY FOR RIGHT NOW, SO FIRST ALERT, LIVE RADAR. NOTHING TO SEE, BUT AS WE GO THROUGH TONIGHT, WATCH AS WE GET CLOSER TO SUNRISE TOMORROW, WE’RE GOING TO EVENTUALLY SEE A FEW OF THOSE THUNDERSTORMS POP UP AGAIN, MAINLY SOUTHEAST OF THE METRO. THERE’S A LOOK AT 6 A.M. LA CYGNE BUTLER OVER TOWARDS CLINTON WARRENSBURG SEDALIA AND WARSAW. THERE’S 8 A.M. THEN BY ABOUT 11:00 IN THE MORNING, THOSE STORMS ARE GOING TO MOVE OFF INTO EAST CENTRAL MISSOURI. MORE SO IN SOUTHEASTERN MISSOURI, BECOMING MORE OF AN ISSUE LATER IN THE AFTERNOON. SO OUR CHANCE OF RAIN AND STORMS THAT IS IN THE MORNING. AFTER THAT, WE GET THE SUNSHINE. IT’LL ACTUALLY BE A REALLY NICE DAY. SO WEATHER IMPACT BEFORE NOON FOR THAT RISK OF THUNDERSTORMS. A FEW BEING ON THE STRONGER SIDE. SOUTHEAST OF THE METRO. SUNSHINE FOR THE AFTERNOON MIDDLE 70S. IT’LL BE A NICE DAY TO GET OUTSIDE IF YOU CAN. THURSDAY, FRIDAY AND SATURDAY. MOSTLY SUNNY, LITTLE BREEZY ON THURSDAY AND FRIDAY. HIGHS WILL BE NEAR 70. LOWS NEAR 50, SO WARM DAYS AND COOL NIGHTS. MOTHER’S DAY SLIGHT CHANCE OF A SHOWER IN THE AFTERNOON. OTHERWISE IT’S A MAINLY DRY DAY. A NICE DAY, UPPER 70S FOR THE AFTERNOON. SO SUNDAY LOOKS GREAT. NEXT WEEK WE’
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Chance of storms southeast of the Kansas City metro area
Mostly clear tonight with lows in the mid-50s. Scattered storms are possible Wednesday morning, especially southeast of the KC metro. Highs will be in the mid-70s Wednesday with a mostly sunny sky for the afternoon. Breezy and partly cloudy with highs in the low 70s Thursday and Friday. Highs will be in the low and mid-70s into the weekend. Highs will be near 80 for most of next week with low rain chances.

Mostly clear tonight with lows in the mid-50s.

Scattered storms are possible Wednesday morning, especially southeast of the KC metro.

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Highs will be in the mid-70s Wednesday with a mostly sunny sky for the afternoon.

Breezy and partly cloudy with highs in the low 70s Thursday and Friday.

Highs will be in the low and mid-70s into the weekend. Highs will be near 80 for most of next week with low rain chances.