A tornado watch has been issued by the National Weather Service through 8 p.m. Thursday, March 27, in Wyandotte County and the surrounding area.
At 12:41 p.m., radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 11 miles northwest of Ottawa moving northeast at about 55 mph.
Hail up to the size of pennies and wind gusts to 40 mph are expected with this storm.
I-35 and the I-435 loop are expected to be affected.
The storm also may intensify.
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