Severe storm generates Tornado Warnings across Kansas City

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The ongoing severe weather that settled over the Midwest this week put Kansas City in the crosshairs Friday night.

Severe Thunderstorm, Flash Flood and Tornado warnings were issued across the metro, but there were no reports of a tornado on the ground as of 8:09 p.m.

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A Tornado Warning that included Belton, Grandview, Lee’s Summit, Greenwood, Lone Jack and Blue Springs in Cass and Jackson counties was issued at 7:45 p.m. for a radar-indicated tornado will possible pea-sized hail.

Another Tornado Warning, which was set to expire at 8:45 p.m., was issued shortly before 8:15 p.m. for eastern Jackson County, northeast Cass County, western Lafayette County and northwestern Johnson County on the Missouri side.

The storm featured winds as high as 60 mph, lots of lightning and small hail along with torrential rain.

A "radar confirmed tornado south of Odessa, heading east northeast at 40 mph," was reported in Lafayette County shortly after 8:30 p.m.

A tornado warning that included a miles-long stretch north and south of Interstate 70 from Odessa to Concordia was set to expire around 9 p.m.

Roughly 21,000 customers of KCP&L and the Kansas City, Kansas, Board of Public Utilities were without power around 8:30 p.m.

Flash flooding also remained a concern after several inches of rain fell during a short period of time.

The water came down so fast and in such great volume, it even interrupted RideKC Streetcar service for nearly 90 minutes.

The storm was relentless across Johnson County, Kansas, and across Cass, Jackson, Lafayette and Johnson counties in Missouri.