Kansas City Weather Peeps TOTES Predicted Afternoon Hail Storm?!?

Today is as good of a time as any to share one of the foundational documents of our TKC blog community.

Remember . . .

Back in 2008 . . . None other than the New York Times once reported that Kansas City weather forecasts are worse than most.

Thankfully . . . 

Since that time tech has improved and local weather newises are SO MUCH BETTER at telling us when to "take cover" or stay at home and watch more news. 

Today . . . Weather newsies have been predicting overnight doom but might or MIGHT NOT have told us that hail would be moving in this afternoon for some areas of the metro. 

To be fair . . . Panicked interruptions of TV programming don't matter as much amid this era of digital streaming tech.

Read more via www.TonysKansasCity.com links . . .

April Begins With Widespread Severe Weather, Tornado Threat In Plains, Midwest, South | Weather.com

The next round of severe weather begins Tuesday night in the Plains and potentially peaks with an outbreak Wednesday in the Midwest and South that could pack significant tornadoes, widespread damaging winds and large hail. - Articles from The Weather Channel | weather.com

Kansas City, Oklahoma City under threat Tuesday night as Wednesday's severe weather risk grows for heartland

Yet again, another round of severe weather is set to threaten the central U.S. with damaging winds, large hail and tornadoes starting late Tuesday and continuing through Thursday. Simultaneously, a significant risk of extreme flash flooding is growing for the Mississippi and Ohio valleys this week, where some areas could see nearly a foot of rain.

Strong to severe storms possible overnight: Timeline and threats

A KMBC Alert Day has been declared for Tuesday night as a line of strong to severe thunderstorms is expected to sweep through the Kansas City area.

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