Tornado Warning 15, NWS Kansas City, MO

769 
WWUS53 KEAX 031930
SVSEAX

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Kansas City/Pleasant Hill MO
230 PM CDT Tue Jun 3 2025

MOC047-095-107-177-032000-
/O.CON.KEAX.TO.W.0015.000000T0000Z-250603T2000Z/
Clay MO-Ray MO-Lafayette MO-Jackson MO-
230 PM CDT Tue Jun 3 2025

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 300 PM CDT FOR
SOUTHEASTERN CLAY...SOUTHWESTERN RAY...WEST CENTRAL LAFAYETTE AND
CENTRAL JACKSON COUNTIES...

At 230 PM CDT, a confirmed large and extremely dangerous tornado was
located near Raytown, moving east at 45 mph.

This is a PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS SITUATION. TAKE COVER NOW!

HAZARD...Damaging tornado.

SOURCE...Radar confirmed tornado.

IMPACT...You are in a life-threatening situation. Flying debris may 
         be deadly to those caught without shelter. Mobile homes 
         will be destroyed. Considerable damage to homes, 
         businesses, and vehicles is likely and complete destruction 
         is possible.

Locations impacted include...
Kansas City, Independence, Lee's Summit, Blue Springs, Raytown, Grain
Valley, Sugar Creek, Buckner, Courtney, Lake Tapawingo, Sibley, and
Levasy.

This includes the following highways...
 Interstate 70 in Missouri between mile markers 5 and 24.
 Interstate 470 between mile markers 14 and 16.
 Interstate 435 between mile markers 58 and 69.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

To repeat, a large, extremely dangerous and potentially deadly
tornado is on the ground. To protect your life, TAKE COVER NOW! Move
to a basement or an interior room on the lowest floor of a sturdy
building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a mobile home, or in
a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter and protect
yourself from flying debris.

Heavy rainfall may hide this tornado. Do not wait to see or hear the
tornado. TAKE COVER NOW!

&&

LAT...LON 3913 9447 3912 9445 3914 9443 3916 9437
      3922 9424 3921 9421 3921 9417 3918 9419
      3917 9413 3904 9407 3896 9454 3908 9458
TIME...MOT...LOC 1930Z 249DEG 39KT 3906 9444 

TORNADO...OBSERVED
TORNADO DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN

$$

Pesel

260 
WWUS53 KEAX 031942
SVSEAX

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Kansas City/Pleasant Hill MO
242 PM CDT Tue Jun 3 2025

MOC107-031951-
/O.CAN.KEAX.TO.W.0015.000000T0000Z-250603T2000Z/
Lafayette MO-
242 PM CDT Tue Jun 3 2025

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR WEST CENTRAL LAFAYETTE COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...

The tornadic thunderstorm which prompted the warning has moved out 
of the warned area. Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.

A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 800 PM CDT for west central
Missouri.

&&

LAT...LON 3901 9440 3912 9445 3914 9443 3916 9437
      3922 9424 3921 9417 3918 9419 3917 9413
      3912 9410 3904 9411
TIME...MOT...LOC 1941Z 249DEG 39KT 3910 9430 

$$

MOC047-095-177-032000-
/O.CON.KEAX.TO.W.0015.000000T0000Z-250603T2000Z/
Clay MO-Ray MO-Jackson MO-
242 PM CDT Tue Jun 3 2025

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 300 PM CDT FOR
SOUTHEASTERN CLAY...SOUTHWESTERN RAY AND NORTHEASTERN JACKSON
COUNTIES...

At 241 PM CDT, a confirmed large and extremely dangerous tornado was
located near Independence, moving east at 45 mph.

This is a PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS SITUATION. TAKE COVER NOW!

HAZARD...Damaging tornado.

SOURCE...Radar confirmed tornado.

IMPACT...You are in a life-threatening situation. Flying debris may 
         be deadly to those caught without shelter. Mobile homes 
         will be destroyed. Considerable damage to homes, 
         businesses, and vehicles is likely and complete destruction 
         is possible.

Locations impacted include...
Independence, Lee's Summit, Blue Springs, Grain Valley, Sugar Creek,
Buckner, Courtney, Lake Tapawingo, Sibley, and Levasy.

This includes the following highways...
 Interstate 70 in Missouri between mile markers 13 and 22.
 Interstate 470 between mile markers 15 and 16.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

To repeat, a large, extremely dangerous and potentially deadly
tornado is on the ground. To protect your life, TAKE COVER NOW! Move
to a basement or an interior room on the lowest floor of a sturdy
building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a mobile home, or in
a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter and protect
yourself from flying debris.

Heavy rainfall may hide this tornado. Do not wait to see or hear the
tornado. TAKE COVER NOW!

&&

LAT...LON 3901 9440 3912 9445 3914 9443 3916 9437
      3922 9424 3921 9417 3918 9419 3917 9413
      3912 9410 3904 9411
TIME...MOT...LOC 1941Z 249DEG 39KT 3910 9430 

TORNADO...OBSERVED
TORNADO DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN

$$

Pesel

Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Kansas City/Pleasant Hill MO
120 PM CDT Tue Jun 3 2025

.KEY MESSAGES...

- Widespread showers and storms today through tonight, in several
  rounds. Heavy rain and flooding likely.

- Strong to severe storms is this afternoon and evening. Large
  hail and damaging winds are the main hazards. Tornado threat
  remains low but not zero.

- Cooler conditions later in the week with additional chances
  for showers and storms.

&&

.DISCUSSION...
Issued at 104 PM CDT Tue Jun 3 2025

Todays forecast will continue to be stormy and rainy as a result of
an upper wave an a cold front in the area moving very slowly to the
southeast. In the vicinity of the front (which is currently draped
across central Kansas into northwest Missouri) moisture parameters
are of note. Precipitable water values south of the KC Metro are
pushing close to 2 inches this afternoon. Moisture transport is to
the northeast which is nearly parallel to storm motion along the
frontal boundary. Continued scattered shower and thunderstorm
development is expected south of the front with this activity already
fairly filled in.

Southwest parts of the area have managed to clear
out a bit this afternoon leading to increased instability in our far
southern CWA. To our west, stronger convection has developed in
central Kansas and it continues to track to the east. As the
move into our area, strong winds and large hail will be a
possibility, thanks to the heating that has occurred south of
the Kansas City Metro. A QLCS tornado threat also evident with a
few embedded meso's possible within the line. Wind gusts up to
60 mph look to be the biggest threat with this system however.
One caveat to severe potential is continued development of
scattered storm activity out ahead of this line which may impede
its ability to tap into the instability in our area, although
this remains less likely at this time. With the CAPE gradient
currently draped south of I-70, it looks as through the greatest
severe threat will remain south of this line and track east
into central Missouri.

Also of concern in addition to severe risk is periodic heavy
rainfall this afternoon across the Kansas City Metro and
locations south. Rainfall rates of 1-2 inches per hour look
possible with amounts as high as 4 inches in isolated locations
by this evening. The evening commute is expected to be impacted
and typical flood locations will likely be impacted in Kansas
City. River flooding will also be of concern this evening with
several gauges already rising.

Shower and thunderstorm activity is expected tapper off after sunset
leaving the area mostly dry before sunrise on Wednesday.
Temperatures Wednesday will be a bit cooler after the passage
of the cold front and mainly in the 70s across the area. Several
additional rounds of showers and thunderstorms will be possible
over the next several days and into the weekend as several
waves move through.

&&

.AVIATION /18Z TAFS THROUGH 18Z WEDNESDAY/...
Issued at 1246 PM CDT Tue Jun 3 2025

Scattered showers and thunderstorm activity expected to continue
through the afternoon into the evening. Along with this
activity, decreasing ceilings toward IFR can be expected this
afternoon. After activity concludes, expect to see improvement
to the ceilings back to MVFR after sunset, then gradually
trending back to VFR by morning.

&&

.EAX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
MO...Flood Watch through Wednesday morning for MOZ002>008-011>017-
     020>025-028>033-037>040-043>046-053-054.
KS...Flood Watch through Wednesday morning for KSZ025-057-060-
     102>105.

&&

DISCUSSION...WFO EAX
AVIATION...WFO EAX

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Kansas City/Pleasant Hill MO
0505 AM CDT Tue Jun 03 2025

KSZ025-057-060-102>105-MOZ001>008-011>017-020>025-028>033-037>040-
043>046-053-054-041005-
Atchison KS-Miami-Linn KS-Doniphan-Leavenworth-Wyandotte-Johnson KS-
Atchison MO-Nodaway-Worth-Gentry-Harrison-Mercer-Putnam-Schuyler-
Holt-Andrew-De Kalb-Daviess-Grundy-Sullivan-Adair-Buchanan-Clinton-
Caldwell-Livingston-Linn MO-Macon-Platte-Clay-Ray-Carroll-Chariton-
Randolph-Jackson-Lafayette-Saline-Howard-Cass-Johnson MO-Pettis-
Cooper-Bates-Henry-
0505 AM CDT Tue Jun 03 2025

This hazardous weather outlook is for northwest...north central and
west central Missouri...as well as extreme eastern Kansas.

.DAY ONE...Through tonight.

Please go to weather.gov/eax/hwo for more information on
potential weather hazards.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Wednesday through Monday.

The probability for widespread hazardous weather is low.