Downed power lines, trees reported across KC-area; over 27K without power

UPDATE, 10:50 p.m. | Evergy reported over 27,000 outages in the Kansas City area.

Crews are working to restore power.

UPDATE, 10:20 p.m. | Evergy reported over 30,000 outages in the Kansas City area.

A severe thunderstorm watch is still in effect for the entire area until midnight.

UPDATE, 9:42 p.m. | Evergy reports nearly 26,000 outage across the Kansas City area.

UPDATE, 9:11 p.m. | Evergy reports over 24,000 outages across the Kansas City area.

UPDATE, 8:55 p.m. | Storms that moved across the Kansas City area caused several tractor trailers to overturn in Riverside.

UPDATE, 7:13 p.m. | The NWS issued a severe thunderstorm warning for Johnson, Leavenworth and Wyandotte counties in Kansas until 7:45 p.m.

In Missouri, Caldwell, Clay, Clinton, Livingston, Platte and Ray counties are also under a severe thunderstorm warning until 8 p.m.

A severe thunderstorm watch is also in effect for the Kansas City area until midnight.

UPDATE, 6:26 p.m. | The NWS issued a severe thunderstorm warning for Buchanan, Caldwell, Clay, Clinton, Platte counties in Missouri until 7:15 p.m.

The severe thunderstorm watch for the Kansas City area is also still in effect.

UPDATE, 4:45 p.m. | The National Weather Service has issued a severe thunderstorm watch that includes the greater Kansas City area until midnight. Areas include Topeka, Emporia, Lawrence, Kansas City and along Interstate 70 east into Missouri.

Latest blog updatefrom KSHB 41 Weather's Jeff Penner.

ORIGINAL REPORT, 3:30 p.m. | The National Weather Service has issued a tornado watch for parts of northern Missouri until 9 p.m.

Included in the watch are Adair, Gentry, Grundy, Harrison, Mercer, Putnam, Schuyler, Sullivan and Worth counties.

During this time, tornadoes, wind gusts up to 70 mph and two-inch hail are possible.

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