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Eastern Jackson County, MO —
Part of Jackson County – just west of Eastern Jackson County but headed this way – is under a severe thunderstorm warning until 7:45 p.m. The storm has already produced at least one recorded blast of 60 mph winds.
The National Weather Service at 7:15 p.m. issued the warning for all or parts of six metro counties: the northwestern part of Jackson County, all of Clay County and southeastern Platte County plus, on the Kansas side, Wyandotte County, southern Leavenworth County and northern Johnson County. That’s an area from Olathe to Grandview to Excelsior Springs to Leavenworth. At 7:14 p.m., the Weather Service said, a line of severe thunderstorms ran from Oakview to Edwardsville to Basehor in Kansas and was headed southeast at 40 mph.
In Independence, rumbles and flashes of lightning were already begin observed in the 7 o'clock hour.
More generally, the metro area and beyond is under a severe thunderstorm watch until 1 a.m. That includes Jackson County and 13 other western Missouri counties under a watch, as well as parts of Kansas, Nebraska and Iowa, including Emporia, Manhattan, Lincoln and Omaha. A watch means conditions are favorable for the creation of storms. A warning, on the other hand, means an actual storm has been detected by radar or observed by a weather spotter. Warnings tend to be of short duration and cover smaller areas.
The Weather Service says the storms should pass through and skies begin to clear around midnight, followed by several days of clear skies and cooler days.
National Weather Service, Pleasant Hill: www.weather.gov/kc
Part of Jackson County – just west of Eastern Jackson County but headed this way – is under a severe thunderstorm warning until 7:45 p.m. The storm has already produced at least one recorded blast of 60 mph winds.
The National Weather Service at 7:15 p.m. issued the warning for all or parts of six metro counties: the northwestern part of Jackson County, all of Clay County and southeastern Platte County plus, on the Kansas side, Wyandotte County, southern Leavenworth County and northern Johnson County. That’s an area from Olathe to Grandview to Excelsior Springs to Leavenworth. At 7:14 p.m., the Weather Service said, a line of severe thunderstorms ran from Oakview to Edwardsville to Basehor in Kansas and was headed southeast at 40 mph.
In Independence, rumbles and flashes of lightning were already begin observed in the 7 o'clock hour.
More generally, the metro area and beyond is under a severe thunderstorm watch until 1 a.m. That includes Jackson County and 13 other western Missouri counties under a watch, as well as parts of Kansas, Nebraska and Iowa, including Emporia, Manhattan, Lincoln and Omaha. A watch means conditions are favorable for the creation of storms. A warning, on the other hand, means an actual storm has been detected by radar or observed by a weather spotter. Warnings tend to be of short duration and cover smaller areas.
The Weather Service says the storms should pass through and skies begin to clear around midnight, followed by several days of clear skies and cooler days.
National Weather Service, Pleasant Hill: www.weather.gov/kc
