On Monday afternoon, strong to severe thunderstorms blew through Johnson County and much of the Kansas City metro, knocking down trees and cutting power to thousands of residents.
The National Weather Service issued a tornado watch for the region at...
Editor's note: This story was updated to add that Briarwood Elementary in Prairie Village is closed for the day Wednesday.
Johnson County schools will start late Wednesday morning as the worst effects of an overnight winter storm move out of...
A rare combination of heavy rain, extreme winds and snow are set to create another round of winter weather havoc in the Kansas City region over the next 24 hours.
Starting at about midnight Wednesday, the National Weather Service says...
Thursday was the coldest day so far in 2025, serving as a stark reminder that Johnson County lacks a comprehensive emergency weather plan when temperatures drop dangerously low and those without housing have nowhere to turn.
A handful of places...
Temperatures on Wednesday and Thursday are expected to stay well below freezing and could even drop below zero at times.
With wind chills, those frigid temperatures will feel even colder — as low as -15 to -20 degrees, according to...
Update Thursday, 6 a.m.
With temperatures at the start of Thursday hovering below zero, public school districts in Johnson County canceled classes again, the third inclement weather day this week for most area schools.
All six public school districts in Johnson...
Updated, Monday, 6 p.m.
Johnson County schools have preemptively called off classes Tuesday ahead of yet another round of winter weather that is expected to drop up to a half-foot or more of snow on the region and also bring...
Updated: Wednesday, 5:30 a.m.
A major winter storm rolled into the Kansas City metro Wednesday morning, hitting just before the morning rush hour.
Most Johnson County school districts, including Blue Valley, Olathe and Shawnee Mission, preemptively announced Tuesday evening that they...
Piles of snow still linger in some parts of Johnson County from a historic January blizzard, but the Kansas City metro area is in for another winter storm this week.
Brad Temeyer, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service’s Kansas...
An overnight round of ice is making driving hazardous across the Kansas City region Wednesday morning, including in Johnson County.
Forecasters and local authorities warn residents to use extreme caution while driving or to stay off area roadways if they...
A new round of snow overnight Thursday has prompted a new round of school closures Friday and could complicate the morning commute in Johnson County.
This latest round of wintry weather wasn't nearly as bad as Sunday's blizzard — which...
Updated: Thursday, 3:30 p.m.
Just when you thought things were getting back to relative normalcy following Sunday's blizzard, a new round of snow is expected Thursday night into Friday morning.
Luckily, this new system will pack nowhere near the wintry wallop...
