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Tornado Watch Issued for Kansas City Area Tonight
14 Jun
Summary
- A tornado watch is active for the Kansas City area until 11 p.m. Saturday.
- The watch covers multiple counties in both Kansas and Missouri.
- Isolated thunderstorms are expected to develop late Saturday afternoon.
A tornado watch has been issued for the Kansas City metropolitan area, remaining in effect until 11 p.m. on Saturday. Residents are advised to prepare for the possibility of strong to severe thunderstorms developing and traversing the region into the evening hours.
The affected counties include Johnson, Wyandotte, Leavenworth, Miami, Atchison, and Doniphan in Kansas. In Missouri, the watch covers Jackson, Clay, Platte, Cass, Buchanan, and Clinton counties.
Forecasters anticipate the initial development of isolated thunderstorms across northeast Kansas and northwest Missouri during the late afternoon, potentially escalating into more widespread severe weather throughout the evening.
