KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Minor damage was reported around Kansas City after a rare storm swept through the area overnight into Thursday.
According to the National Weather Service, a west-moving storm collided with an east-moving storm over Kansas City around 2 a.m.
To all of you asking us what this means/is. We basically have a back-building Mesoscale Convective System (MCS) from the east running into a forward propagating MCS from the west. It's not out of the realm of possibility, but for us on shift we've never witnessed it in real-time. https://t.co/AIBLTz0cul
— NWS Kansas City (@NWSKansasCity) June 4, 2020
The occurrence is possible, but is extremely rare to see.
41 Action News Chief Meteorologist Gary Lezak said some people could see 50 mile per hour winds as the boundaries collided. He estimated the collision happened right around the Country Club Plaza area.
Expect 50 mph winds and heavy rain, with some lightning as these outflow boundaries collide over KC. pic.twitter.com/3fzgrYCfH0
— Gary Lezak (@glezak) June 4, 2020
For the most part, the storm collision didn't cause much damage.
Several area cities reported some downed trees but nothing serious.
Here’s a downed tree along E. Casey Rd in Lone Jack. A police officer said strong winds and heavy rain came through early this morning. Storms moved out as quickly as they moved in. #kcwx pic.twitter.com/ip0qriQp6Y
— Charlie Keegan (@CharlieKeegan41) June 4, 2020
More evidence of strong storms in Blue Springs from overnight.Winds moved a playground from the backyard to the front yard of a house, blew over outhouses and a tree. Luckily, I don’t see any obvious damage to homes. This is near HWY 7 & Colbern Rd. #kcwx pic.twitter.com/owzypEqTP4
— Charlie Keegan (@CharlieKeegan41) June 4, 2020
According to Evergy, around 2,400 Kansas City-area residents were without power just before 6 a.m., primarily in Eastern Jackson County.
Two tornado warnings were issued overnight for parts of Jackson and Cass Counties. It wasn't clear if there was any report of any damage overnight.
To the north, around 14,400 people were without power in St. Joseph at the same time. Crews were out assessing what needed fixed.
