Kansas City sits near the edge of “Tornado Alley” and receives around 990 mm (about 39 inches) of rain a year, with spring bringing the most active severe thunderstorm season as warm Gulf moisture collides with drier continental air moving down from the Plains. These storms can produce large hail, damaging wind, and locally intense rainfall capable of flash flooding low-lying streets and the many creeks that cut through the metro area. The Missouri and Kansas rivers converging at the city add a separate, slower flood risk tied to sustained regional rainfall. Because spring severe weather here can escalate quickly, radar tracking is a genuinely essential seasonal tool. NWS Doppler radar KEAX (Kansas City/Pleasant Hill) covers the region.
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