The National Weather Service in Pleasant Hill has issued a flash flood watch for most of the Kansas City metro, including Johnson County, until 7 p.m. Tuesday night. Though Johnson
Evergy will take control of some KC-area customers’ thermostats as temps approach 100
Evergy said it anticipated taking control of some customers’ thermostats between 4 and 6 p.m. on Thursday in order to reduce demand on the local energy grid. Customers who have
Johnson County rainfall totals topped 4 inches Sunday — see how much your area got
Johnson County rainfall totals topped 4 inches in more than a dozen spots across the county Sunday as several torrential downpours rolled through the area over roughly 24 hours. The
Forecasters predict rainy days ahead for Johnson County, but flooding concerns are low
A series of rainy days are on the horizon for Johnson County, starting as early as Friday night and going through the early part of next week. How rainy will
Tornado spotted in Johnson County, but not all residents were alerted — here’s why
The National Weather Service in Pleasant Hill, Mo., says a tornado touched down briefly Monday afternoon in southern Johnson County. Meteorologists with the NWS classified the tornado as an EF0
Evergy says 270,000 customers lost power Tuesday during planned outages
Evergy says Kansas City-area customers should anticipate a third straight day of intermittent, planned power outages Wednesday as the power grid in the central U.S. remains under strain due to
Evergy suspends power outages Tuesday but asks KC-area customers to keep conserving energy
Evergy’s rolling blackouts — which began Monday and continued Tuesday morning — have been suspended as of 10:15 a.m. Tuesday, according to the utility. The blackouts were stopped after Southwest
Evergy power supply still hampered by extreme cold — what Johnson County residents need to know
Johnson County residents should continue to try to conserve energy and anticipate potential temporary service outages Tuesday as bitterly cold weather continues to grip the region. That’s according to utility
Evergy rolling blackouts could impact Johnson County as utility contends with bitter cold
Evergy said Monday it planned to cut power intermittently to pockets of its Kansas City metro service area in order to save energy supply during bitterly cold temperatures. The utility
Evergy wants to avoid cold weather power outages — here’s what it’s asking KC-area customers to do
With dangerously cold, sub-zero temperatures forecast for the first half of this week, Evergy (formerly KCP&L) is asking customers to conserve electricity use as much as possible to avoid mass
Johnson County could get up to 2 inches of snow Monday in pre-Halloween winter storm
The Kansas City metro is expected to get its first winter weather storm blast of the season Monday, with up to 2 inches of snow possible throughout much of the
Kansans brace for floods and tornadoes while already hunkered down for COVID-19
By Brian Grimmett Floods, tornadoes and other natural disasters raked across the plains of Kansas long before this latest pandemic swirled invisibly around the globe. And no amount of hunkering
Weather service issues flash flood watch for Johnson County through Thursday
With soils already close to saturation points and as much as six inches of rain expected in the coming days, the National Weather Service in Kansas City/Pleasant Hill has issued
Local authorities warn of record-setting cold temperatures: Keep indoors, check on neighbors, prepare with emergency kits
With extremely cold temperatures forecast for the next few days, regional and county authorities are warning people to stay indoors and prepare their homes and vehicles. The Mid-America Regional Council
It’s slow going as crews work their way through neighborhoods to pick up limbs from winter storm
Winter Storm Gia may be a memory, but its impact on the Shawnee Mission area lingers. Crews conducting curbside pick up of branches brought down under the weight of snow