UPDATE, 4 p.m. | An Evergy spokesperson said Tuesday morning's storms left roughly 25,000 customers without power at the peak of the storm. Since then, crews have been able to restore power to all but roughly 2,000 customers across Kansas City.
Crews hope to complete work and restore power by mid-to-late evening.
UPDATE, 2:30 p.m. | The Kansas Highway Patrol says an Olathe woman was injured Tuesday morning when her SUV hydroplaned on wet roads.
Just before 6 a.m., the woman was traveling westbound on Kansas Highway 10 near Cedar Creek Parkway when her Mercedes GLC SUV hydroplaned on the roadway. The SUV went through the median and overturned before coming to rest in the ditch of the eastbound lanes.
The woman was transported to an area hospital with serious injuries.
UPDATE, 11:25 a.m. | St. Teresa's Academy posted on social media that "continued power issues on campus" resulted in no in-person classes Tuesday.
Just around the corner from the school, KSHB 41 reporter JuYeon Kim spotted a gigantic tree down near 55th and Brookside Boulevard.
UPDATE, 10:40 a.m. | A spokesperson for the Grandview School District said students at Grandview Middle School were dismissed early at 10 a.m. Tuesday due to a power outage at the school.
UPDATE, 9:50 a.m. | Ongoing power outages have forced some schools in the Raymore-Peculiar School District to dismiss early Tuesday.
The district posted online that students at Ray-Pec High School, South Middle School, Ray-Pec Academy and LEAD Center will dismiss early.
ORIGINAL REPORT | The rain Tuesday morning was welcome to the Kansas City area. The wind and lightning? Not so much.
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LINK | Read Jeff Penner's latest blog update
A thunderstorm that briefly prompted a severe thunderstorm warning during the 6 a.m. hour left thousands of Evergy customers without power Tuesday morning.
Winds caused some tree damage in Roeland Park.
No injuries have been reported.
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