The Kansas City, Kansas, Public Schools are dealing with the effects of Wednesday’s wind storms.
According to a social media post by the school district, the power was knocked out to the Morse Early Childhood Center. Children were asked to go to Argentine Middle School instead today, according to the social media post.
Also, last night’s storms affected Mark Twain Elementary School, according to a district social media post. Students at Twain Elementary were asked to walk to nearby Wyandotte High School until the issue is resolved, according to the post.
A smoky smell after wind storms Wednesday evening was most likely due to fires in central Kansas, according to forecasters, but there also was a grass fire on Wednesday on the east side of I-435.
According to Scott Schaunaman, a spokesman for the Kansas City, Kansas, Fire Department, the grass fire was on northbound I-435 between State and Parallel Parkway.
The fire was knocked down with an assist from Mother Nature, he said, as rainfall helped immensely. Crews then worked on putting out hot spots, he said.
Traffic in the area was not greatly affected, according to Schaunaman. At this time, the cause of the fire is unknown.
Temperatures today are returning closer to seasonal readings, according to the National Weather Service.
Today’s high will be 49, and tonight’s low, about 33, the weather service said.
Expect lower temperatures Saturday night and Sunday morning, when it will be the coolest temperatures of the season so far, according to the weather service. Saturday’s high will be 35, while Saturday night’s low will be 18.
Next week, highs will return to the mid to upper 40s on Monday and Tuesday, the weather service said. Temperatures could reach the 50s on Wednesday, with the forecast remaining dry.
Today, it will be sunny, with a high near 49, the weather service said A west northwest wind of 5 to 8 mph will become calm in the afternoon, and winds may gust as high as 20 mph.
Tonight, it will be mostly clear, with a low of 33, and a calm wind will become east around 6 mph after midnight, according to the weather service.
Friday, there will be increasing clouds, with a high near 49, the weather service said. An east southeast wind of 5 to 9 mph will become light east northeast in the afternoon. Winds may gust as high as 20 mph.
Friday night, it will be mostly cloudy, with a low of 27, according to the weather service. A light and variable wind will become north northwest 5 to 10 mph in the evening, and winds may gust as high as 18 mph.
Saturday, it will be sunny, with a high near 35, the weather service said. A north northwest wind of 8 to 14 mph will gust as high as 21 mph.
Saturday night, it will be clear, with a low of 18, according to the weather service.
Sunday, it will be sunny, with a high near 41, the weather service said.
Sunday night, it will be mostly clear, with a low of 28, according to the weather service.
Monday, it will be mostly sunny, with a high near 49, the weather service said.
Monday night, it will be partly cloudy, with a low of 29, according to the weather service.
Tuesday, it will be sunny, with a high near 47, the weather service said.
Tuesday night, it will be mostly clear, with a low of 31, according to the weather service.
Wednesday, it will be mostly sunny, with a high near 51, the weather service said.
