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The National Weather Service issued a weather alert at 5:06 p.m. on Friday for strong thunderstorms until 5:45 p.m. for Lauderdale, Colbert and Lawrence counties.
Live weather updates: Severe thunderstorm watch canceled for Kansas City The immediate threat of severe weather has now moved out of the Kansas City metro area. The National Weather Service has allowed the severe thunderstorm watch to expire.
The intense thunderstorm may have looked and sounded like a tornado, but that's not what happened, according to forecasters who examined the damage.
The National Weather Service issued a report at 2:04 p.m. on Friday for strong thunderstorms until 3 p.m. for Pickens, Sumter and Greene counties.
Rain and thunderstorms become likely leading into tonight, according to the National Weather Service. Temperatures are expected to drop to a low of 70 with winds around 6 mph. Patchy fog is also expected between 2 and 3 a.m. Rainfall between a quarter and half an inch is possible.
Strong thunderstorms are expected to start firing up in the early evening Wednesday. And some storms could dump 2 to 3 inches of rain in one hour, forecasters say.