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THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHWEST...NORTH CENTRAL AND WEST CENTRAL MISSOURI...AS WELL AS EXTREME EASTERN KANSAS.

DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON WITH LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS.

SOUTHERLY WINDS MAY GUST AS HIGH AS 45 MPH LATE THIS MORNING AND EARLY THIS AFTERNOON.

Strong to severe thunderstorms expected to develop along a cold front this afternoon. Storms will initiate just west of I-35 and grow more organized as they push east of Kansas City.

A few supercells possible early this afternoon near I-35 before storms merge into a line east of Kansas City. Large hail and damaging winds the primary threat.

Gusty southerly winds to 45 mph beginning mid to late morning lasting through mid afternoon. Strongest winds will be south of I-70 where a wind advisory is in effect until 3 pm.

If clouds clear out more than expected, the atmosphere will become more unstable and the severe threat may be higher. While timing can change, the latest data suggests storms developing earlier in the afternoon.

A strong front will race through the area and move into central Missouri by the evening hours.