fox 4 weather is tracking tornado warnings, hail, winds, and flash flooding throughout the Kansas City metro. KCTV reported from Kansas City, Missouri, as viewers and team members watched what they could see out the window.
The station invited viewers to send in photos or videos to KCTV5 News. It also told viewers to download the KCTV5 Weather app for the latest weather updates sent to their phone.
KCTV5 News submissions
The request for photos and videos puts the public into the reporting stream while severe weather is still moving through the metro. KCTV is using those submissions to show conditions across the area as the First Warn 5 Weather Team tracks the storm threats in real time.
For people in the path of the weather, that means the station is asking for the same material many viewers are already gathering for themselves: short clips, pictures, and what they can see from home, work, or the road.
First Warn 5 Weather Team
The First Warn 5 Weather Team is tracking tornado warnings, hail, winds, and flash flooding throughout the Kansas City metro. The coverage centers on the whole metro area rather than a single neighborhood, with the weather threat changing as storms move and new reports come in.
The practical option for viewers who want updates on the phone is the KCTV5 Weather app. KCTV said the app sends the latest weather updates directly to the phone, giving people another way to follow the storm without waiting for the broadcast.
Kansas City metro reports
Viewers and KCTV 5 team members were tracking what they were seeing out the window, turning the weather event into a live stream of conditions across the metro. That leaves the station with two active feeds at once: the forecast team watching the system and the audience sending in what it looks like where they are.
For anyone still under the weather threat, the immediate next step is simple: use the app for updates and send photos or videos to KCTV5 News if it is safe to do so. The station is building its coverage from those reports while the severe weather continues across the metro.
