Skip to main content
Return to Citizen Homepage
Incident location
Weather
3Videos
8Reactions

Tornado Warning Issued Across Kansas City Area

Belton, MO

Published · Updated

Watch Live Videos

Download Citizen
Video 1
Video 2
Video 3

Summary

  • Severe weather, including tornado and flash flood warnings, affected the Kansas City area, causing power outages for thousands and prompting early closures of schools and city offices.
  • Residents were advised to remain indoors as storms brought heavy rain, lightning, and reduced visibility.

Timeline

User footage shows multiple streets experiencing power outages after the storm.

The address reported for this incident has changed to Belton, MO.

Do you have more information? Leave a comment or go live from the scene to share with the community.

Officials warned residents to stay indoors as storms continued moving through the metro area.

By around 5 p.m., a confirmed tornado warning remained active for several counties while flash flood warnings extended through the evening, thousands of customers lost power across both states.

By mid-afternoon, multiple severe thunderstorm warnings and tornado warnings were issued across counties in Missouri and Kansas as storms moved into the region, bringing lightning, heavy rainfall, and rapidly worsening conditions, with water beginning to pool on roads and visibility dropping in some areas, according to news reports.

A tornado watch was issued earlier in the day for the Kansas City area until 9 p.m. as forecasters warned of possible tornadoes, large hail, and wind gusts over 80 mph, prompting schools, libraries, and city offices to close early to prepare for dangerous weather conditions.

Incident reported at Kansas City.

User footage shows multiple streets experiencing power outages after the storm.

The address reported for this incident has changed to Belton, MO.

Do you have more information? Leave a comment or go live from the scene to share with the community.

Officials warned residents to stay indoors as storms continued moving through the metro area.

By around 5 p.m., a confirmed tornado warning remained active for several counties while flash flood warnings extended through the evening, thousands of customers lost power across both states.

By mid-afternoon, multiple severe thunderstorm warnings and tornado warnings were issued across counties in Missouri and Kansas as storms moved into the region, bringing lightning, heavy rainfall, and rapidly worsening conditions, with water beginning to pool on roads and visibility dropping in some areas, according to news reports.

A tornado watch was issued earlier in the day for the Kansas City area until 9 p.m. as forecasters warned of possible tornadoes, large hail, and wind gusts over 80 mph, prompting schools, libraries, and city offices to close early to prepare for dangerous weather conditions.

Incident reported at Kansas City.

User footage shows multiple streets experiencing power outages after the storm.

The address reported for this incident has changed to Belton, MO.

Do you have more information? Leave a comment or go live from the scene to share with the community.

Officials warned residents to stay indoors as storms continued moving through the metro area.

By around 5 p.m., a confirmed tornado warning remained active for several counties while flash flood warnings extended through the evening, thousands of customers lost power across both states.

By mid-afternoon, multiple severe thunderstorm warnings and tornado warnings were issued across counties in Missouri and Kansas as storms moved into the region, bringing lightning, heavy rainfall, and rapidly worsening conditions, with water beginning to pool on roads and visibility dropping in some areas, according to news reports.

A tornado watch was issued earlier in the day for the Kansas City area until 9 p.m. as forecasters warned of possible tornadoes, large hail, and wind gusts over 80 mph, prompting schools, libraries, and city offices to close early to prepare for dangerous weather conditions.

Incident reported at Kansas City.

User footage shows multiple streets experiencing power outages after the storm.

The address reported for this incident has changed to Belton, MO.

Do you have more information? Leave a comment or go live from the scene to share with the community.

Officials warned residents to stay indoors as storms continued moving through the metro area.

By around 5 p.m., a confirmed tornado warning remained active for several counties while flash flood warnings extended through the evening, thousands of customers lost power across both states.

By mid-afternoon, multiple severe thunderstorm warnings and tornado warnings were issued across counties in Missouri and Kansas as storms moved into the region, bringing lightning, heavy rainfall, and rapidly worsening conditions, with water beginning to pool on roads and visibility dropping in some areas, according to news reports.

A tornado watch was issued earlier in the day for the Kansas City area until 9 p.m. as forecasters warned of possible tornadoes, large hail, and wind gusts over 80 mph, prompting schools, libraries, and city offices to close early to prepare for dangerous weather conditions.

Incident reported at Kansas City.

User footage shows multiple streets experiencing power outages after the storm.

The address reported for this incident has changed to Belton, MO.

Do you have more information? Leave a comment or go live from the scene to share with the community.

Officials warned residents to stay indoors as storms continued moving through the metro area.

By around 5 p.m., a confirmed tornado warning remained active for several counties while flash flood warnings extended through the evening, thousands of customers lost power across both states.

By mid-afternoon, multiple severe thunderstorm warnings and tornado warnings were issued across counties in Missouri and Kansas as storms moved into the region, bringing lightning, heavy rainfall, and rapidly worsening conditions, with water beginning to pool on roads and visibility dropping in some areas, according to news reports.

A tornado watch was issued earlier in the day for the Kansas City area until 9 p.m. as forecasters warned of possible tornadoes, large hail, and wind gusts over 80 mph, prompting schools, libraries, and city offices to close early to prepare for dangerous weather conditions.

Incident reported at Kansas City.

Stay up-to-date

Download Citizen

Comments10

kansascityUser1770471001Apr 17 at 9:48 PM

Where the damage

newyorkUser1505124010Apr 17 at 9:47 PM

Belton is Cass County

KCReelTVApr 17 at 9:47 PM

Stay live and m sharing now

rainbowwugglyApr 17 at 6:38 PM

So this isn’t Kansas City?

kansascityUser1770471001Apr 17 at 9:48 PM

Where the damage

newyorkUser1505124010Apr 17 at 9:47 PM

Belton is Cass County

KCReelTVApr 17 at 9:47 PM

Stay live and m sharing now

rainbowwugglyApr 17 at 6:38 PM

So this isn’t Kansas City?

kansascityUser1770471001Apr 17 at 9:48 PM

Where the damage

newyorkUser1505124010Apr 17 at 9:47 PM

Belton is Cass County

KCReelTVApr 17 at 9:47 PM

Stay live and m sharing now

rainbowwugglyApr 17 at 6:38 PM

So this isn’t Kansas City?

kansascityUser1770471001Apr 17 at 9:48 PM

Where the damage

newyorkUser1505124010Apr 17 at 9:47 PM

Belton is Cass County

KCReelTVApr 17 at 9:47 PM

Stay live and m sharing now

rainbowwugglyApr 17 at 6:38 PM

So this isn’t Kansas City?

kansascityUser1770471001Apr 17 at 9:48 PM

Where the damage

newyorkUser1505124010Apr 17 at 9:47 PM

Belton is Cass County

KCReelTVApr 17 at 9:47 PM

Stay live and m sharing now

rainbowwugglyApr 17 at 6:38 PM

So this isn’t Kansas City?

Stay informed on local incidents

Download Citizen

Protect your world.

Download for Free