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KC News · July 1, 2026

KC Heatwave Sparks Aid Call, Safety Alerts

Kansas City faces a dangerous heatwave with indices near 110°F, prompting urgent calls for donations and safety measures for residents and World Cup visitors.

KC News · May 18, 2026

Tornado Watch Issued for KC Metro Overnight

A tornado watch was issued for the Kansas City metro overnight. As residents assess any morning impact, forecasters warn of a greater severe weather threat Monday evening.

KC News · May 17, 2026

Song of Dust and Water

Saturday's Slight Risk for severe weather became a defining event across the central Plains. A wall of dust collapsed visibility on I-70 in western Kansas while 3 to 9 inches of rain triggered flash flood warnings across the Daviess–Grundy–Mercer–Harrison corridor. By Sunday morning the Thompson River at Trenton was actively flooding and NWS Pleasant Hill projected the Grand River near Sumner to crest at 31.6 feet — moderate-flood territory — by midweek. The gap between the rain ending and the river peaking is exactly where the small-tributary warning system has its blind spots.

KC News · April 25, 2026

"They Will Write Stories About This": The Wichita Falls–Azle Supercell That Came an Eyelash from Fort Worth, April 25, 2026

A long-track supercell that meteorologist Ryan Hall called "the biggest and most interesting storm I've ever seen in my life" tracked from Wichita Falls toward Fort Worth on the evening of April 25, 2026, dropping a confirmed tornado on Runaway Bay before a Particularly Dangerous Situation tornado warning over Azle was allowed to expire as the rotation weakened. Here is what we know tonight.