KSHB 41 Weather Blog | Kansas City gets break from wet weather for day [Video]

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Good Wednesday morning, blog readers —

Are you ready for some sunshine!? We’ve got a nice day on tap with temperatures staying 10° above normal as we cruise into the mid- to upper 70s.

Expect a little bit of a breeze to persist, but otherwise, we will take the break from stormy weather.

Storm recapTuesday’s severe weather did produce one tornado in our area that cost a family their home near Smithville Lake. The National Weather Service completed their survey report and rated it an EF-1 with the track showing it jumping the lake at one point.

Lindsey Anderson and Wes Peery tracked the linemove through Kansas City as multiple severe thunderstorm warnings were issued. Besides one tornado, the main threat we watched all morning was focused on wind.

Then, in the afternoon, winds began to howl again with 60 mph wind gusts reported in multiple locations. This wind came on the back …