Tornado watch expires for parts of northern Missouri Wednesday

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Kansas City area was included in a tornado watch through 9 p.m. Wednesday, and parts of northern Missouri were in a tornado watch until 11 p.m.

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11 p.m. | A little over 20,000 customers are without power, according to Evergy's outage map.

10:40 p.m. | KSHB 41's Fernanda Silva took a picture of a fallen tree that is blocking the road at 54th Street and Rockhill Road.

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9:05 p.m. | We are tracking one storm into eastern Kansas that may produce large hail and strong winds. Peery says the KC metro area will largely avoid widespread severe weather.

8:55 p.m. | The National Weather Service has extended a tornado watch until 11 p.m. Wednesday for parts of northern Missouri.

The watch includes Daviess, Grundy, Harrison, Linn, Livingston, Sullivan, Andrew, DeKalb, Gentry, Holt, Nodaway and Worth counties.

8:45 p.m. | KSHB 41's Wes Peery says storms are falling apart, which means the Kansas City area, western Missouri, and eastern Kansas will probably remain largely dry for the rest of the evening, outside of an isolated storm or two.

Storms will continue across northern Missouri for the next few hours, according to Peery.

8:15 p.m. | Grundy and Sullivan counties in Missouri are included in a flash flood warning until 11:15 p.m.

8:05 p.m. | A severe thunderstorm warning is in effect until 8:45 p.m. for northern Linn, northeastern Daviess, Grundy, southern Sullivan and southeastern Harrison counties in Missouri, per the National Weather Service.

6:26 p.m. | The NWS has canceled the tornado warning for Linn and Sullivan counties. However, a large hail threat remains.

5:52 p.m. | All of Grundy County is no longer in a tornado warning.

5:40 p.m. | A tornado warning until 6:15 p.m. has been issued for northwestern Linn, southeastern Grundy and southwestern Sullivan counties in Missouri. Northeastern Linn and southern Sullivan are under a tornado warning until 6:30 p.m.

5:30 p.m. | The NWS canceled the tornado warning for northeastern Daviess County.

5:17 p.m. | Northeastern Daviess and central Grundy counties are under a tornado warning until 6 p.m.

5:06 p.m. | A new tornado warning until 5:45 p.m. includes northwestern Linn, southeastern Grundy and southwestern Sullivan counties in Missouri.

5:04 p.m. | A tornado warning remains for Grundy County. Daviess and Harrison counties are no longer included in a tornado warning.

5 p.m. | Here's a video of a possible tornado in the area of Unionville, Missouri, taken by a spotter Wednesday.

4:54 p.m. | A flash flood warning has been issued for areas of Daviess, Grundy, Harrison, Livingston, DeKalb and Gentry counties in Missouri until 9 p.m. Wednesday.

4:53 p.m. | DeKalb, Mercer, Putnam and Sullivan counties are no longer under a tornado warning, per the National Weather Service.

Areas of Daviess and Grundy counties remain in a tornado warning.

4:38 p.m. | New tornado warnings have been issued for central Daviess, northeastern Daviess, central Grundy and northeastern DeKalb counties in Missouri until 5:15 p.m.

4:34 p.m. | Tornado warnings have been canceled for Livingston, DeKalb and Gentry counties.

4:28 p.m. | A tornado warning until 5 p.m. includes northwestern Daviess, southeastern Gentry, southwestern Harrison and northeastern DeKalb counties in Missouri.

4:13 p.m. | The National Weather Service says a tornado warning is in effect for Putnam County until 5 p.m.

4:09 p.m. | A new tornado warning includes areas of northern Daviess, southwestern Grundy and northwestern Livingston counties in Missouri.

4:06 p.m. | Multiple spotters have reported a tornado northeast of Weatherby on the DeKalb/Daviess county line.

DeKalb is no longer included in a tornado warning, per the National Weather Service.

4:03 p.m. | The tornado warning has been canceled for Mercer and Sullivan counties. However, it remains in effect for Putnam County.

3:54 p.m. | KSHB 41's Wes Peery says the NWS reported a confirmed tornado in Mercer County.

3:49 p.m. | Northwestern Sullivan, eastern Mercer and western Putnam counties in Missouri are included in a tornado warning until 4:30 p.m.

3:41 p.m. | The National Weather Service has issued a tornado warning until 4:15 p.m. for western Daviess and northeastern DeKalb counties in Missouri.

3:15 p.m. | A severe thunderstorm warning has been issued for Gentry, Andrew and DeKalb counties in Missouri until 4 p.m.

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