Multiple rounds of powerful storms threaten to bring severe weather to the Kansas City area beginning Friday and continuing through the weekend, according to the National Weather Service. There is a “relatively substantial tornado threat Friday afternoon and evening for eastern Kansas into western Missouri,
Devastating tornadoes tore across parts of eastern Nebraska and northeast Texas Friday as a multi-day severe thunderstorm event ramped up in the central United States.
As the Central Plains region faces a significant severe weather threat, including large hail, strong winds, and a potential tornado outbreak, communities are on high alert. Meteorologist Scott Withers
There is a “relatively substantial tornado threat Friday afternoon and evening for eastern Kansas into western Missouri,” the weather service said. The weather service’s Storm Prediction Center has placed the Kansas City area under an enhanced risk of severe weather.
Severe weather is expected to impact the Heartland on Friday and into the weekend, including a threat for tornadoes. From Iowa to Texas, severe weather is forecast Friday afternoon and evening, with the highest tornado threat around Des Moines,
The risk to lives and property has increased over portions of the Great Plains as severe weather and the likelihood of tornadoes peaks into this weekend, AccuWeather meteorologists warn. In addition to the likelihood of tornadoes,