KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The National Weather Service has issued a severe thunderstorm watch for portions of the KSHB 41 News viewing area.
The watch runs through 9 p.m. Thursday and includes northwestern and north-central Missouri, including the Interstate 35 corridor north of Kansas City. The watch includes places like St. Joseph, Maryville and Cameron, Missouri.
There is also a severe thunderstorm warning including cities such as Leavenworth and Atchison, Kansas, and Platte City, Missouri, until 4:45 p.m.
Storms may contain isolated hail up to the size of quarters and scattered wind gusts up to 70 miles per hour. A couple of tornadoes are also possible.
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In addition to the possibility of severe thunderstorms, The threat of heavy rains Thursday night into Friday morning could lead to areas of flooding.
The Kansas City area is included in a flood watch from 5 p.m. Thursday through 3 a.m. Friday.
The National Weather Service says excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers, creeks, streams and other low-lying and flood-prone areas.
The watch also includes portions of northwest Missouri, which have seen several inches of rain from thunderstorms earlier this week.
Look a the beautiful skies in NW Missouri!
— Wes Peery (@WesWeather) June 25, 2025
The storms in Nodaway County have dumped 3-7" in the last couple of days but also produced this awesome looking shelf cloud.
[Heater Doyle & Annie Townsend] #mowx pic.twitter.com/bL8it15UO8
