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Parts of the Kansas City area tied or broke heat index records on July 26, 2023. Here's how long we can expect the hot weather to stick around West Central Missouri

Since it's summer, thunderstorms rolling through the St. Louis, Missouri area is not an unusual thing. What is not common though is lightning from a recent storm struck the Gateway Arch again.

I will admit that I don't know much about lightning other than I'd prefer to not get struck by any. But, even I know when a video about lightning is captivating and that's definitely the case for upward lightning that was recently captured as it climbed into the sky over St. Louis, Missouri.

West Central Missouri including Sedalia and Warrensburg may experience severe storms this evening. Here is this evening's forecast when storms will arrive.

It would be a good idea to keep an eye on the skies over Missouri and Illinois midweek as there's a good chance that we'll see big storms with damaging winds develop that might bring with it helpful rain, too.

Canadian wildfires have choked the eastern half of the United States. What can we expect here in West Central Missouri?

The best thing and the worst thing about Missouri according to Fansided. Do you agree?

The story has been updated to reflect lower chances of rain in the forecast from Weatherology. That said, the potential for storms outlined in this article still exists, with Fox 4 Joe Lauria's blog indicating those around the Kansas - Missouri state line have the best chance for storms between 8 PM -12 Midnight, with the risk decreasing after 10 PM...

A rare dust storm in rural Illinois near Springfield caused a chain reaction crash that killed six and closed Interstate 55. While rare, these dust storms do occasionally occur.

The Farmers' Almanac summer forecast for Missouri says it will be broiling wet this summer.