Tuesday marks the 18th anniversary of one of the most violent tornado outbreaks in Kansas City history.It was May 4, 2003.KMBC 9 First Alert chief meteorologist Bryan Busby, First Alert meteorologist Pete Grigsby and NewChopper 9 pilot Johnny Rowlands look back at the day 77 tornadoes touched down in nine states, with four of those tornadoes leaving massive destruction in the metro.Rowlands and NewsChopper 9 started tracking the storm as it formed by the Legends in Kansas City, Kansas. There, it damaged homes in places like 91st Street and Leavenworth Road and 166th Street and Kansas Avenue.“I actually turned away from the storm to re-position, Rowlands said. And I turned back to the north and east, and right in front of me a couple of miles, it was touching down.”The storm didn’t stop there.“We were seeing damage that was frightening from the standpoint to think what it could be doing while we were still on the air,” Rowlands said.Rowlands said his job was to tell p
Cloudy and windy for Chiefs game
Temperatures will reach into the upper 30s Sunday Share Updated: 8:53 AM CST Jan 17, 2021
Temperatures will reach into the upper 30s Sunday Share Updated: 8:53 AM CST Jan 17, 2021
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Show Transcript THE START OF THE DAY, A CHILLY ONE. PETE: IT’S GOING TO BE WINDY INTO THE AFTERNOON. A LITTLE BIT OF SPOTTY LIGHT SNOWFALL MOVING IN THE SOUTHEAST DIRECTION. NO ACCUMULATION EXPECTED FROM THIS. IT’S OING TO BE A COLD ONE AND CLOUD COVER IS GOING TO RETURN AND BE DOMINANT OVER THAT. WIND SPEEDS 15 TO 20 MILES AN HOUR. BIT OF A SHOT OF DOWNTOWN KANSAS CITY. WE HAVE BEEN WATCHING THE SIGNALS OUT THERE. 26 DEGREES AND A FEW CLOUDS. WIND SPEEDS HAVE BEEN ABOUT SEVEN TO 10 MILES AN HOUR. THEY ARE GOING TO INCREASE AS WE GET INTO THE AFTERNOON. OLATHE 26 DEGREES. LEE’S SUMMIT 24 AND 27 FOR LIBERTY. LEAVENWORTH AT 25. PLATTE CITY AT 26. YOUR WIND FLOW ALSO FROM THE WEST DIRECTION LEE’S SUMMIT AND BLUE SPRI