UPDATES | Severe thunderstorms moving south, east of Kansas City

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Multiple rounds of severe storms rolled through parts of the Kansas City area overnight into early Tuesday morning.

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UPDATE, 10:28 a.m. | The Douglas County emergency manager is looking for residents to send in images and reports of storm damage.

UPDATE, 7:44 a.m. | KSHB 41 meteorologist Lauren Rainson says the second round of storms has been quickly dwindling.

UPDATE, 6:15 a.m. | Power outages have been reported throughout the area. Note that many Evergy outages are outside the KC metro near Topeka and Manhattan.

• Evergy | 1,254 outages, 47,216 customers
• BPU | 3 outages, 72 customers
• IPL | one outage, 7 customers

UPDATE, 5:40 a.m. | A heat advisory is in place for Tuesday afternoon and evening for the Kansas City metro.

UPDATE, 5:15 a.m. |The National Weather Service says periods of heavy rainfall may cause flooding in some areas.

UPDATE, 5:10 a.m. | KSHB 41's Lauren Rainson says the next round of storms is headed toward Kansas City now.

UPDATE, 2:15 a.m. | Thousands of people are without power, according to the Evergy outage map.

UPDATE, 1:45 a.m. | KSHB 41's Wes Peery says the severe threat has ended for the Kansas side but remains in Missouri.

UPDATE, 1 a.m. | A severe thunderstorm warning is in effect until 1:30 a.m. for the following counties in Kansas: Wyandotte, Miami, northern Linn, southwestern Leavenworth and Johnson. These counties in Missouri are also included: Cass, northwestern Bates and Jackson.

UPDATE, 12:15 a.m. | A tornado warning is in effect for parts of Douglas County, Kansas, until 12:30 a.m.

UPDATE, 12:05 a.m. | The Kansas City area is included in a severe thunderstorm watch through 4 a.m. Tuesday, the National Weather Service said.

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