Henry, the Pettis counties tornado warning has stopped, but there is still a watch for regions east of the metro area.
Update @ 5:55 p.m.: Bates, Lafayette, Henry, and Johnson counties in Missouri are under a tornado watch that is in place until 10 p.m.
Updated at 5:45 PM: The tornado warning for southern Pettis County and northern Henry County in central Missouri has been canceled by the National Weather Service.
Updated @ 4:50 PM: The tornado warning for northern Mercer County, Missouri, has been canceled by the National Weather Service.
Update: The tornado warning for southeast Cass County has been canceled by the National Weather Service.
Missouri’s Kansas City A tornado watch has been issued for the entire Kansas City area by the National Weather Service.
Up to 10 PM, there will be a tornado watch in effect. This impacts the following counties: Jackson, Platte, Cass, Clay, Henry, Johnson, Clinton, Nodaway, Lafayette, Ray, Pettis, Caldwell, DeKalb, and Buchanan counties in Missouri; and Johnson, Wyandotte, Leavenworth, Franklin, Linn, and Miami counties in Kansas.
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When there is a tornado watch, the weather is conducive to the formation of tornadoes but no tornado has yet been seen or detected by weather radar.
