KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The KSHB 41 Weather team is monitoring severe weather in the Kansas City area, just two days after tornadoes affected communities in Franklin, Miami, Linn and Bates counties.
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5:15 p.m. | The National Weather Service has issued a severe thunderstorm warning until 6 p.m. for Ray, Lafayette and Jackson counties in Missouri.
5:04 p.m. | A severe thunderstorm warning is in place until 5:45 p.m. for Grundy, Mercer and Harrison counties in Missouri, per the National Weather Service.
Clay and Jackson counties in Missouri are in a severe thunderstorm warning until 5:45 p.m.
5:03 p.m. | Pea-sized hail and heavy rain are falling near the Country Club Plaza in Kansas City, Missouri, according to KSHB 41's Jeff Penner.
4:53 p.m. | The National Weather Service has issued a severe thunderstorm warning for Cass, Lafayette, Jackson and Johnson counties in Missouri until 5:30 p.m.
4:51 p.m. | Osawatomie viewer Karissa Perez shared these hail images with KSHB 41 Miami County reporter Ryan Gamboa.
4:49 p.m. | Early reports from the National Weather Service say up to ping pong ball-sized hail fell in Osawatomie, and about 2" hail hit Paola.
KSHB 41's Ryan Gamboa shared an image of golf ball-sized hail in Paola.
4:40 p.m. | KSHB 41's Jeff Penenr says the thunderstorm threat has shifted to mostly east of Interstate 35.
WEATHER UPDATE (4:40 PM):
— Jeff Penner (@JeffPennerKSHB) April 15, 2026
The thunderstorm threat has shifted to mostly east of I-35. Some thunderstorms will produce 1" hail & 60 mph wind gusts, but as of this moment there are no severe thunderstorm warnings in the KC metro. @KSHB41 pic.twitter.com/LJ7xHNoxyy
4:20 p.m. | A severe thunderstorm warning has been issued for southeastern and southwestern Miami County and northeastern and northwestern Linn County in Kansas, as well as northern Bates County and Cass County in Missouri until 5 p.m.
4:15pm--Severe Thunderstorm Warning including Harrisonville MO, Adrian MO and Garden City MO until 5:00 PM #mowx #kswx #kcwx pic.twitter.com/GxSC9ftlfx
— Wes Peery (@WesWeather) April 15, 2026
4 p.m. | A severe thunderstorm warning has been issued for parts of the Kansas City metro until 4:30 p.m.
KSHB 41's Wes Peery says half-dollar-sized hail and 60 mph wind gusts are possible with this storm over Kansas City.
3:45 p.m. | The National Weather Service said a tornado watch has been issued for the immediate Kansas City area through 9 p.m.
KSHB 41's Wes Peery says storms will quickly move through and are capable of large hail, strong wind gusts and tornadoes.
3:35pm WED--A TORNADO WATCH including the Kansas City metro is in effect until 9pm
— Wes Peery (@WesWeather) April 15, 2026
Storms will quickly move through capable of large hail, strong wind gusts, and tornadoes.
Please be ready to act on warnings! #mowx #kswx #kcwx pic.twitter.com/XLrtrdNOdJ
1:30 p.m. | KSHB 41's Jeff Penner says we are tracking severe threats today and Friday before we get into a calmer period.
Today has the potential to be a significantly severe weather day, but, as usual, there are some limiting factors.
Details on the weather threats are in the 6 1/2-minute video below.
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