Kansas City Weather Warning Holds Until 3:15 a.m. Monday — Tornado Warning Kansas City

A tornado warning kansas city was not the headline overnight, but a Severe Thunderstorm Warning covered most of the Kansas City area until 3:15 a.m. Monday. A Flash Flood Warning also stayed in effect until 8 a.m. for Wyandotte County, Kansas, and Clay and Platte counties in Missouri.

The warning period came after a Severe Thunderstorm Watch had been posted for the region, including the Kansas City metro, through 4 a.m. Sunday night. During that overnight threat, tennis ball-size hail, 70 mph winds and a tornado or two were possible.

Kansas City metro overnight

The Storm Prediction Center placed the metro and areas to the south under a 2/5 severe risk. All severe hazards, including tornadoes, were possible during the overnight period, and low-level flooding and ponding were possible through the early morning hours.

That left the Kansas City area facing two separate problems before sunrise: damaging storms and rising water. The severe weather warning covered most of the metro while the flood warning targeted three counties, including one on the Kansas side and two in Missouri.

Wyandotte, Clay and Platte

Wyandotte County, Kansas, and Clay and Platte counties in Missouri were under the Flash Flood Warning until 8 a.m. The region also had a 30% chance for showers and likely non-severe storms overnight, adding more rain to areas already dealing with ponding risk.

The day was expected to turn mostly sunny, dry and muggy with a low 20% chance for storms, and the Kansas City metro had a low 1/5 severe risk for Monday afternoon and evening. Rain and storm chances were then expected to return as early as Thursday at a low 20% chance.

Thursday and weekend rain

Better 40% chances for wet weather were expected Friday through the weekend. For residents waking up Monday, the immediate concern was the combination of severe storm hazards overnight and flood-prone spots carrying water into the morning.