Tornado Watch: Severe Storms Threaten Kansas City

0:00It's April 23rd. This is Kansas News Today, AI-powered stories from your city. I'm Cory with the story. A tornado watch is an effect for Atchison, Notoway, Holt, and Andrew Counties in Northwest Missouri, plus parts of Nebraska and Iowa running until 7 p.m. Thursday. Storms packing potential tornadoes hailed the size of tennis balls and wind gusts up to 70 miles per hour are on the way. Kansas City Metro folks, brace yourselves. These storms could roll in between 8 and 11 p.m. with a severe, threat-rated level 2 out of 5. Damaging winds and flash flooding top the list of worries, though tornadoes remain a real possibility that can be ignored. Mine up your safety plans now. Stay tuned to updates from the National Weather Service and keep those weather apps close as this unfolds tonight.