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After morning storms moved through Wyandotte County, there are more storms that may arrive in the Kansas City area today.
Weather update: The severe thunderstorm warning for Johnson County has been lifted. Nearby counties in Missouri are now under a weather advisory. One new storm is predicted to hit northeastern Johnson County, and Edwardsville in Wyandotte County, in the next few minutes, according to the National Weather Service.
More storms are possible through the rest of the day. These storms carry with them a chance of large hail, damaging winds and a few tornadoes with the initial storms, according to the weather service. Then the threat will transition to straight-line winds, large hail and possibly minor flooding as storms move east and the evening wears on, according to the weather service.
Today’s high will be near 83, and a south wind may be from 9 to 16 mph, gusting to 24 mph.
Tonight, showers and thunderstorms are likely, mainly between 11 p.m. and 4 a.m., according to the weather service. The low will be around 66, and a south wind of 10 to 13 mph will become east in the evening.
Storms will be ongoing on Friday morning, and may continue through much of the day. A few strong storms are possible in the evening or early overnight hours Friday across eastern Kansas and far western Missouri, but will depend strongly on how much clearing occurs on Friday afternoon.
Friday, the high will be near 77 with a 50 percent chance of thunderstorms and showers, the weather service said. A south southeast wind o 9 to 13 mph is in the forecast.
Friday night, the low will be around 64, with a 60 percent chance of precipitation.
Saturday, the high will be 80, and there is a 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, the weather service said.
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