Rinse and…
❗Charge the phones and have flash lights ready? May not be a bad idea tonight.
A complex of thunderstorms is expected to sweep across northern, central, and eastern Kansas this evening and overnight. Initially, individual rotating thunderstorms may produce extremely large hail, destructive wind gusts, and the potential for a tornado. This is most likely across the Enhanced Risk area (level 3 out of 5) west of Topeka, Kansas.
There is still some uncertainty about how much strength the thunderstorms will maintain as they reach Kansas City and western Missouri overnight, around 11 PM to 1 AM, give or take an hour. For the Kansas City metro, the greatest concern is damaging thunderstorm wind gusts up to around 75 mph, with a lower, but not zero, chance of large hail or a tornado.
I've included the risk categories, as well as damaging wind and tornado probabilities. Note that the greatest potential for the most significant severe weather is west of Kansas City. Nevertheless, let’s err on the side of caution and remain alert by checking the forecast before going to bed this evening and having ways to receive weather alerts, such as the KMBC app (leave your ringers turned on), a NOAA Weather Radio, and Wireless Emergency Alerts (WEAs) on compatible smartphones.
Posted Monday afternoon June 8, 2026