A thunderstorm and rain was moving through Wyandotte County this morning, and storms are possible both in the morning and in the late afternoon and early evening.
Power was out for some residents this morning. The Board of Public Utilities reported 2,643 customers were without power, throughout Kansas City, Kan., as of 7:45 a.m. Thursday.
The National Weather Service said showers and thunderstorms are likely before 1 p.m., then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after 3 p.m. today.
Additional storms are expected to form across southeast Nebraska through Central Iowa this afternoon and will drop southeast during the afternoon and evening hours.
These storms could become strong to severe, according to the weather service. The biggest severe weather threat is strong straight line winds, but hail or an isolated tornado is also possible, the weather service said.
Today’s high will be near 93, with a heat index as high as 102, the weather service said. A northwest wind of 10 to 15 mph becoming south in the morning is forecast, with winds gusting as high as 22 mph.
Tonight, there is a 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly between 10 p.m. and 1 p.m., the weather service said. The low will be around 73, and a south southwest wind of 6 to 9 mph will become north northwest after midnight.
Friday, it will be mostly sunny with a high near 90, the weather service said, and a north wind of around 6 mph.
Friday night, there will be a 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1 a.m., the weather service said. The low will be around 70.
Saturday, there is a 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, with a high near 67, according to the weather service. There will be a southeast wind of 3 to 7 mph.
Saturday night, there is a 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, with a low of 71, according to the weather service.
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