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Scattered severe threat developing today

By Meteorologist Jared Shelton A potent spring storm system will be passing through NW Missouri and NE Kansas today, bringing the potential for scattered strong to severe thunderstorms. Here’s the latest on what to expect: HAZARDS: Sizable hail, damaging winds, isolated tornadoes. TIMING: 6 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday THREAT LEVEL: 2 (of 5) The

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Scattered severe threat developing today

By Meteorologist Jared Shelton A potent spring storm system will be passing through NW Missouri and NE Kansas today, bringing the potential for scattered strong to severe thunderstorms. Here’s the latest on what to expect: HAZARDS: Sizable hail, damaging winds, isolated tornadoes. TIMING: 6 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday THREAT LEVEL: 2 (of 5) The

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Summer-like heat in April?

By Jared Shelton News-Press NOW meteorologist April started off with a bang across Northwest Missouri and Northeast Kansas. The second tornado watch of the season was issued on April 1 amid a rapidly developing severe weather threat, followed up with a half hour of unforecast heavy wet snowflakes the morning of April 2. Neither event

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Diminishing severe weather threat

By Chief Meteorologist Jared Shelton The tornado watch has been canceled for all of Northwest Missouri and Northeast Kansas, and the severe weather threat has diminished.  4:18 p.m.: A tornado watch has been issued for Buchanan County and surrounding areas through 11 p.m. Monday night. 3:10 p.m.: A threat for strong to severe thunderstorms is

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The 1913 Easter tornado outbreak

By Jared Shelton News-Press NOW meteorologist The 2024 spring equinox has passed, and soon another milestone of the season will arrive with Easter. More than a century ago, this holiday marked one of the worst severe weather outbreaks to impact Northwest Missouri, and the Central Plains region as a whole, when six F-4 tornadoes killed

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Mid-March hail strikes St. Joseph area

By Jared Shelton News-Press NOW meteorologist Severe Weather Preparedness Week was recently front and center across Missouri and Kansas, during a time when skies were quiet here in the Central Plains. As if right on queue, this week was quite different, when the first severe weather event of the season materialized on Wednesday evening. Aside

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Developing severe weather threat

By Meteorologist Jared Shelton The previously issued tornado watch has been canceled, and replaced by a severe thunderstorm watch in effect through 6 a.m. Thursday. Heavy rain, gusty winds and hail will continue to be the primary threats through early Thursday morning. Multiple severe thunderstorms are continuing to materialize and move across Northwest Missouri and

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Winter storm ramps up Monday night

By Meteorologist Jared Shelton Winter weather alerts remain in place across Northwest Missouri and Northeast Kansas as an impactful snowfall event continues Monday night and into Tuesday. Here’s the latest on expected conditions: WINTER STORM WARNING 9 A.M. MONDAY THROUGH 6 P.M. TUESDAY: Issued for locations along and north of Interstate 70 including Kansas City

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Winter weather update

By Meteorologist Jared Shelton Light to moderate snow is falling across Northwest Missouri and Northeast Kansas this evening, resulting in slippery travel and reduced visibility. Expect snow to taper off after midnight, with 1-2 inch accumulations areawide by Saturday morning. This weekend will offer a brief reprieve from active weather before a potent winter storm

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