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Kansas City, Missouri – Heavy downpours could reduce visibility to under a mile and pond water on Interstate 70 within the next 12 hours as rounds of showers and thunderstorms push into the metro overnight and intensify Tuesday afternoon.
According to the National Weather Service in Kansas City, storms will develop overnight and continue in waves through Tuesday evening. The primary concern is heavy rainfall, with localized totals approaching 2 inches, especially south of I-70. Forecasters say a marginal risk of severe storms exists Tuesday afternoon and evening, mainly along and south of the I-70 corridor, including communities near Belton, Harrisonville and Clinton. A strong storm cannot be ruled out during peak heating hours…