A line of powerful thunderstorms rolled across Kansas City overnight, drenching the metro area with nearly two inches of rain in some locations, according storm data.
At Kansas City International Airport, 1.07 inches of rain fell during the 12 hours ending at 8 a.m. on Tuesday, according to rainfall data from automated weather sensors at local airports. That wasn’t even the highest amount in the region.
St. Joseph measured 1.53 inches, while Whiteman Air Force Base had 1.51 inches. Closer to the metro, Harrisonville had 1.43 inches, Lee’s Summit had 1.33 inches and both Clinton and the Kansas City Downtown Airport-Wheeler Field had .96 of an inch of rain…