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Kansas City, Missouri – Residents across the Missouri Valley and much of the Midwest may only have hours to prepare Friday as a volatile storm system develops capable of producing tornadoes, giant hail, and destructive winds by late afternoon.
According to the National Weather Service Storm Prediction Center, severe thunderstorms are expected to rapidly intensify Friday afternoon across the central Plains before spreading into Missouri and the Midwest during the evening and overnight hours. The corridor of greatest concern stretches from Oklahoma and Kansas into Missouri and southern Iowa, including Kansas City, Topeka, Wichita, Springfield, and Des Moines…