The Storm Prediction Center has issued a moderate risk for eastern Kansas and extreme western Missouri, including the western portions of the Kansas City area. The main risks today will be damaging winds and large hail, but there is also a risk for tornadoes in any discrete supercells that form out ahead of the cold front. If these storms form, they could be very explosive and severe. It is likely that a tornado watch or severe thunderstorm watch will be issued for our area later today.
Here is today's setup:


Storms will initially fire along the dry line/cold front in central Kansas, and then move our way. The threat for isolated severe storms will begin around or a little after 6pm as storms may try to form out ahead of the dry line. If the storms remain discrete, they will likely be super cell thunderstorms, with a risk for tornadoes and very large hail. Eventually, the storms should evolve into a squall and the threat for tornadoes will go down, but the threat for damaging winds and large hail will remain. This setup is still evolving, and needs to be watched closely.

SPC Severe Risk: