UPDATE, 12:50 p.m. | Utility crews from Evergy and the Kansas City Board of Public Utilities have been working to trim the number of customers without power since storms moved through the area Tuesday morning.
As of 12:45 p.m., Evergy reported 2,440 customers without power in Jackson County, Missouri, and 803 and 417 customers without power in Johnson and Leavenworth counties in Kansas, respectively.
The BPU reported just under 300 customers without power in Wyandotte County.
UPDATE, 11:54 a.m. | The National Weather Service has canceled the watch affecting the eastern parts of the viewing area.
However, KSHB 41 meteorologist Cassie Wilson said a new storm window will open in the afternoon.
UPDATE, 10 a.m. | The severe thunderstorm watch that had been in place for the immediate Kansas City area was expired as storms move east. The watch remains in effect for the eastern parts of the viewing area until 1 p.m.
UPDATE, 9:28 a.m. | Due to the soggy weather, the Kansas City Monarchs announced Tuesday's game is rained out.
Now, two seven-inning games will be played Wednesday. Gates open at 3:30 p.m. for the 4 p.m. start.
UPDATE, 8:58 a.m. | The National Weather Service has expired a severe thunderstorm warning that had been in place for several Kansas City area counties until 9 a.m. A severe thunderstorm watch remains in effect until 1 p.m.
UPDATE, 8:50 a.m. | Sue Baird Cooper sent in video of this morning's storm as it blew through Linwood, Kansas, around 8 a.m. She captured one of her neighbor's trees struggling in the wind.
UPDATE, 8:45 am. | This morning's storms have started to generate power outages. More than 2,400 Evergy customers were without power in Johnson County, Kansas, and more than 1,100 customers were without power in Jackson County, Missouri, as of 8:45 a.m.
No widespread power outages were reported as of 8:45 a.m. for the Kansas City Board of Public Utilities (BPU).
UPDATE: 8:20 a.m. | The National Weather Service has issued a thunderstorm warning for parts of the KC metro area.
The warning includes Wyandotte, southern Leavenworth, and Johnson counties in Kansas, and Cass, Clay, Platte and Jackson counties in Missouri until 9 a.m.
Severe thunderstorms, including 70 mph wind gusts, have been located.
Tree, roof and power lines may be impacted.
The Kansas City area is included in a severe thunderstorm watch until 1 p.m. Tuesday.
KSHB 41 Weather meteorologist Lindsey Anderson says the storms are capable of strong winds, hail and very heavy rain.
NEW: A severe thunderstorm watch has been issued for counties in pink until 1pm today! Storms capable of producing strong winds, hail & very heavy rain are likely into the afternoon.@kshb41 pic.twitter.com/Bi39I1E5Zs
— Lindsey Anderson (@lnanderson) July 16, 2024
