The National Weather Service says a "confirmed large and extremely dangerous tornado" was located near Raytown, moving east at 45 mph towards Independence. Tornado warnings have been canceled for Jackson County and surrounding areas,

Portable toilets and portable barriers at Kauffman Stadium were toppled by a severe, tornado-warned thunderstorm that moved through Kansas City on Tuesday. The National Weather Service determined a short-lived tornado touched down nearby. Tammy Ljungblad [email protected]

The National Weather Service has issued a tornado watch that includes parts of the Kansas City area through 8 p.m. Tuesday.

Kansas City is seeing flooding around the metro, plus downed trees and traffic crashes, after a "confirmed large and extremely dangerous tornado" was reported in Raytown near the Truman Sports Complex.

The National Weather Service confirmed a tornado touched down Tuesday at the Truman Sports Complex near Kauffman Stadium and GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium. When a tornado hits, it later is assigned a number on the Enhanced Fujita scale, ranging from EF0 (65 mph to 85 mph) to EF5 (winds over 200 mph), per the NWS.

Thousands of Missourians are dealing with insurance claims following a series of storms and tornadoes across the state over the last few months. An insurance broker with Family Union Insurance in Kansas City told KSHB 41 reporter Isabella Ledonne claims have been picking up across the metro and the region.

A Flash Flood Warning has been issued for part of the Kansas City area through Tuesday evening. In addition to the flood risk, this quickly-evolving system has the potential to bring a greater tornado risk into the metro in the form of embedded circulations along the line. Damaging straight line winds are also a concern.

The National Weather Service determined that a tornado briefly touched down in the parking lots of the Truman Sports Complex where Arrowhead Stadium and Kauffman Stadium are located in Kansas City on Tuesday afternoon.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Some Kansas and Missouri counties have been included in a severe thunderstorm watch until 10 p.m. Sunday. The National Weather Service said the watch affects Johnson, Henry, Cooper, Pettis and Bates counties in Missouri. Linn County, Kansas, is also included.