Scattered strong storms are possible across all of Northwest Missouri and Northeast Kansas late Monday afternoon and evening. Any storms that develop across the area could be capable of sizable hail, damaging wind gusts, and a few tornadoes.

The Storm Prediction Center has issued an enhanced risk (level-3 of 5) for severe weather along and north of Interstate 70 from Topeka to Kansas City. This risk extends northward to the Iowa border including St. Joseph, Maryville, and surrounding locations.

Thunderstorms could fire as early as 4 PM across far Northwest Missouri, Northeast Kansas, and Southeast Nebraska before marching further east and becoming more numerous into Monday evening. The threat for strong storms will continue as late as midnight for some areas, especially south of Highway 36 and into the Kansas City metro.

Have a way to receive alerts and warnings as the evening progresses and storms fire across parts of the area.

For the full forecast, be sure to visit the Storm tracker Weather page.

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