Thunderstorms, heavy rain and wind moved through the Kansas City area early Monday, and more storms were possible through the evening in western Missouri. By 2:30 p.m. on April 27, 2026, thunderstorms had rapidly formed from Chanute, Kansas, to south of Harrisonville, Missouri, and were beginning to produce big hail.
At 2:15 p.m., severe storms were developing in western Missouri with the potential for large hail and 60 mph wind gusts, and a severe storm watch remained in effect through the evening. A tornado was not out of the question. The latest round of storms was expected to strengthen as it moved east across central and eastern Missouri, keeping the ky3 weather situation active well into the day.
The first damage reports came in earlier in the morning. A viewer shared an image of storm damage in Harrisonville at 10 a.m., and KC Scout cameras showed I-435 at 23rd Street still under water at 10:10 a.m. By 11:20 a.m., the Missouri State Highway Patrol said troopers were in Slater assessing storm damage, with no injuries reported. Highway 240 was closed in both directions because of downed power lines and trees.
Power problems were also lingering in Kansas. Evergy’s outage map showed 322 affected customers in Johnson County and 67 in Miami County at 11:35 a.m., and outages were still affecting both counties at 11:40 a.m. The Miami County Sheriff’s Office said Paola had significant storm-related damage to power poles, power lines and trees, and said restoration could be delayed because severe weather was still moving across the region.
The storm system left a mess in several places before the next round arrived, and the biggest question was no longer whether the weather would produce damage but where it would strike next. With the watch still in effect and storms continuing to build, crews and residents across the Kansas City region faced a long cleanup and another threat before evening.