With large hail, rain and even one confirmed tornado sweeping through the Kansas City area Thursday, local Twitter users took to their cell phones with the hashtag #kswx to capture photos of the swirling, gray skies.
We put together a few highlights — or lowlights depending on your tolerance for storms — of the weather.
View from Liberty #mowx pic.twitter.com/aLmztGXYLg
— Clay County Sheriff (@SheriffClayCo) May 26, 2016
Traffic is moving slow on I-35. Water is all over the road. Hydroplaning may be an issue for some. pic.twitter.com/mdC0NKTdRs
— Brian Johnson (@BrianKMBC) May 26, 2016
Wind picking me up lots of lightning in these clouds near Canton KS #stormchasing pic.twitter.com/42BXJnynsI
— Dave D'Marko (@DaveDMarko) May 26, 2016
30 minutes in the life of a tornado-warned storm. #kcwx pic.twitter.com/OxbCawZ53k
— Amanda Graor (@angraor) May 26, 2016
@NWSKansasCity Here's the wall cloud ~4:01. Looking SW from TC. Cool outflow undercut the meso soon after. #kcwx pic.twitter.com/4HluTI98We
— Kim Runk (@KimRunk) May 26, 2016
North of Oak Grove, MO #KCWX @fox4wx pic.twitter.com/32JD8gopgH
— Ginger Brooks (@GingerLBrooks) May 13, 2016
Huge hail in Parkville! @41ActionNews pic.twitter.com/e8k71ZzePZ — Richard Sharp (@RichardKSHB) May 26, 2016
Keep listening to KCUR 89.3 and check our website for more updates as the weather develops. Flash flooding and other severe weather is expected to last throughout the night, and officials warn that travel could be dangerous.
Cody Newill is the digital editor for KCUR 89.3. Follow him on Twitter @CodyNewill, Instagram @codyjnewill or send him an email at cody@kcur.org.
