Severe storms with hail, winds, lightning possible in KC area as dangerous heat looms

Severe thunderstorms are threatening to return to the Kansas City area Tuesday afternoon and evening, bringing the possibility of damaging winds, large hail, flash flooding and frequent lightning.

While most people in the Kansas City area will see the chance for showers with embedded thunderstorms, the threat of severe weather is more likely south of a line stretching from Kansas City to Kirksville, according to the National Weather Service in Pleasant Hill.

The threat of tornadoes is very low with Tuesday's storms, according to the weather service.

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