Lightning TrackerKansas City storms: live alerts, hail & tornado history
Live watches and warnings for Kansas City, MO, the 48-hour thunderstorm outlook, and every hail, damaging-wind and tornado report within 25 miles since 2016.
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Severe weather in Kansas City by the numbers
Kansas City sits in one of the most active severe-weather areas in the country: since 2016, spotters and emergency managers have filed 1,618 severe-weather reports within 25 miles of the city — 559 hail reports, 1,026 damaging-wind reports and 33 tornado reports. On average that is 15.5 days a year with at least one report.
Storm season here peaks in May, June, July, when 62% of all reports were filed.
In the last 12 months there were 53 hail reports, 207 wind reports and 8 tornado reports around Kansas City; the largest hail was 4.50″ (grapefruit) on Mar 10, 2026.
Latest storm reports near Kansas City
| Date | Report | Where |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 15, 2026 | Damaging wind | 7 mi SE · Jackson Co. |
| Sep 9, 2026 | Damaging wind | 22 mi SE · Cass Co. |
| Sep 6, 2026 | Damaging wind | 2 mi NW · Clay Co. |
| Sep 6, 2026 | Hail 1.00″ | 16 mi W · Johnson Co. |
| Aug 21, 2026 | Damaging wind | 16 mi SW · Johnson Co. |
| Aug 21, 2026 | Hail 1.00″ | 17 mi S · Johnson Co. |
| Aug 18, 2026 | Damaging wind | 1 mi S · Jackson Co. |
| Aug 18, 2026 | Hail 1.75″ | 3 mi E · Jackson Co. |
| Aug 5, 2026 | Damaging wind | 9 mi SW · Johnson Co. |
| Aug 5, 2026 | Hail 1.00″ | 19 mi S · Cass Co. |
One line per day and type — the closest report that day. Distance and direction from the city centre. The latest SPC reports are preliminary until NOAA finalises them.
Storm reports by year
Storm season in Kansas City
All hail, wind and tornado reports within 25 miles, 2016–2026, by month.
Hail in Kansas City
Kansas City averages 8.8 days a year with hail reported nearby. The biggest stone on record since 2016 was 4.50 inches — about the size of a grapefruit — reported 12 miles from the city centre on Mar 10, 2026. Hail of 1 inch (quarter size) or larger is what makes a thunderstorm severe; see the hail size chart.
Tornadoes near Kansas City
There have been 33 tornado reports within 25 miles of Kansas City since 2016; the strongest was rated EF3 (Mar 6, 2017, 21 miles from the city centre). A tornado warning means a tornado is occurring or imminent — take shelter immediately.
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Questions about storms in Kansas City
Does Kansas City get a lot of severe storms?
Kansas City averages 15.5 days a year with at least one hail, damaging-wind or tornado report within 25 miles, based on NOAA Storm Prediction Center reports 2016–2025.
When is storm season in Kansas City?
Most severe-weather reports around Kansas City come in May, June, July.
What is the biggest hail recorded near Kansas City?
4.50 inches (grapefruit size) on Mar 10, 2026, 12 miles from the city centre.
Have tornadoes hit near Kansas City?
Yes — 33 tornado reports within 25 miles since 2016, the strongest rated EF3 on Mar 6, 2017.
How do I get storm alerts for Kansas City?
The live panel on this page shows every active National Weather Service watch and warning for Kansas City, MO. For alerts on your phone, Lightning Tracker for iPhone shows storm risk and warnings for your location.
How this page works: storm reports are NOAA Storm Prediction Center local storm reports (final database 2016–2025, preliminary daily reports after that) within 25 miles of Kansas City, MO. They are reports of hail, damaging wind and tornadoes — not lightning strike counts, which no free public dataset provides at city level. Live alerts come from the National Weather Service API, the outlook from Open-Meteo forecast models. Updated Sep 29, 2026.