National Weather Service: Tornado Watch , Severe Thunderstorm Warning

Kansas City, MO

Current Conditions

Heavy Thunderstorms and Rain

75 °F

Heavy Thunderstorm Rain

23 mph from the SSW

66 °F

29.60 in

73%

1.8 miles

Kansas City, MO

Updated — 7:36 PM CDT on May 19, 2013

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Forecast for Kansas City (64101)

Tornado Watch 181 in effect until 10 PM CDT this evening...
Sunday
tstorms
T-storms
H 86° / L 68°
Monday
tstorms
T-storms
H 81° / L 64°
Tuesday
chancetstorms
Chance of T-storms
H 79° / L 57°
Wednesday
clear
Clear
H 75° / L 55°
Thursday
partlycloudy
Partly Cloudy
H 73° / L 57°
Sunday

Partly cloudy with a chance of a thunderstorm and a chance of rain. High of 86F. Breezy. Winds from the SSE at 10 to 20 mph. Chance of rain 100%.

Sunday Night

Mostly cloudy with thunderstorms and rain showers, then a chance of a thunderstorm and a chance of rain after midnight. Low of 68F. Breezy. Winds from the South at 10 to 20 mph. Chance of rain 70% with rainfall amounts near 0.8 in. possible.

Monday

Mostly cloudy with a chance of a thunderstorm and a chance of rain. High of 81F. Winds from the SSW at 10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain 40%.

Monday Night

Partly cloudy with thunderstorms and rain showers. Low of 64F. Winds from the South at 10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain 60% with rainfall amounts near 0.3 in. possible.

Tuesday

Overcast with a chance of a thunderstorm and a chance of rain. High of 79F. Winds from the SW at 10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain 30%.

Tuesday Night

Partly cloudy with a chance of a thunderstorm and a chance of rain. Low of 57F. Winds from the West at 5 to 10 mph.

Wednesday

Partly cloudy in the morning, then clear. High of 75F. Winds from the West at 10 to 15 mph.

Wednesday Night

Clear. Low of 55F. Winds from the NW at 5 to 10 mph.

Thursday

Clear. High of 73F. Winds from the North at 5 to 10 mph.

Thursday Night

Partly cloudy. Low of 57F. Winds from the ENE at 5 to 10 mph.

Statement as of 7:03 PM CDT on May 19, 2013

Tornado Watch


Tornado Watch 181 remains in effect until 1000 PM CDT for the
following locations

MO
. Missouri counties included are

Andrew Atchison Buchanan
Caldwell Cass Clay
Clinton Daviess DeKalb
Gentry Harrison Holt
Jackson Mercer Nodaway
Platte ray Worth




Statement as of 7:42 PM CDT on May 19, 2013

Severe Thunderstorm Warning


... A Severe Thunderstorm Warning remains in effect for eastern
Johnson and eastern Miami counties in east central Kansas... and
southeastern Wyandotte County in northeast Kansas... and Jackson...
southern Clay and Cass counties in west central Missouri until 815 PM
CDT...

At 739 PM CDT... severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from Sugar Creek to peculiar to Drexel... and moving
northeast at 45 mph.

This line of storms has a history of producing 70 mph winds and
widespread wind damage.

Hazard... quarter size hail and 75 mph wind gusts.

Source... measured winds.

Impact... hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect considerable
         tree damage. Wind damage is also likely to Mobile homes...
         roofs and outbuildings.

Locations impacted include...
Raymore... Sugar Creek... peculiar... Independence... Courtney... Lee's
Summit... Greenwood... Blue Springs... Harrisonville... Lake lotawana...
Pleasant Hill... Buckner... Grain Valley... Garden City... Oak Grove...
Freeman... Lake Winnebago... Archie... Lake Tapawingo and Sibley.

Precautionary/preparedness actions...

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.

This is a dangerous situation. These storms are producing widespread
wind damage across the Kansas City Metro area. Seek shelter now
inside a sturdy structure and stay away from windows.


Lat... Lon 3846 9491 3872 9484 3905 9487 3924 9421
      3921 9421 3921 9417 3918 9419 3917 9414
      3913 9410 3866 9413 3857 9412 3857 9408
      3847 9407 3846 9430 3848 9440 3848 9461
      3846 9461
time... Mot... loc 0041z 240deg 40kt 3911 9447 3874 9448
          3852 9459

Hail... 1.00in
wind... 70mph


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