Weather

Some of the hottest days of summer are still ahead. An extreme heat watch will take effect Saturday afternoon across Johnson County with forecasters predicting the heat index to get to as high as 110 degrees through Tuesday evening. The National...

Saturday night’s severe thunderstorm packed a punch with gusty winds that caused tree damage across Johnson County. According to the National Weather Service Office in Pleasant Hill, Missouri, official observation stations reported wind gusts of up to 80 miles per...

Southern Johnson County saw more downed trees and power outages following storms that started Sunday evening and lasted off and on through early Monday morning. Overall, rain totals from the storm topped 2 1/2 inches in some parts of Johnson...

It was just a normal afternoon on Wednesday, April 19, 1966, and students at the relatively new Katherine Carpenter Elementary school in Overland Park were about to be let out for the day. Curtis Baker, who was 11 at the...

Updated: Saturday, March 7 While there were no confirmed visual reports of a tornado late Friday night, the National Weather Service has concluded that the storm's damage is consistent with an EF-0 tornado. National Weather Service meteorologists conducted a damage survey...

After the first major snowstorm of 2026, Overland Park city officials say they’re satisfied with how well a new online snow map performed during the plowing process. “The plow map performed well,” city spokesperson Meg Ralph said, noting that it...

The first winter storm of 2026 left up to a half-foot of snow in some areas of Johnson County, according to data collected by the National Weather Service. The NWS's online snow map shows snowfall totals were generally heavier further...

It wasn't as much as some of the direst predictions, but the winter storm this weekend still was the most significant of 2026 so far. The National Weather Service on Saturday reported more than 4 inches had fallen at KCI...

With morning temperatures on Monday expected to be below zero, all six Johnson County public school districts preemptively announced on Sunday that classes would be canceled. The National Weather Service's Kansas City field office said that Monday was likely to...

This story was updated Friday, Jan. 22.  The first winter storm of 2026 is on its way, Johnson County. The National Weather Service of Kansas City is forecasting bitter cold temperatures and up to 6 to 8 inches of snow in...

Late-night snow squalls and plummeting temperatures caused untreated roadways in Johnson County to rapidly freeze overnight into Saturday morning. High temperatures on Friday reached the low 40s, and pavement temperatures across Johnson County ranged from 42 to 48°F around 4...

The National Weather Service says snow squalls, or brief bursts of heavy snow, could blow through the Kansas City region on Friday, including in Johnson County. It would be the first snowfall of 2026, after a record-setting wintry January a...