Sunshine and lower humidity return to Kansas City on Sunday

The storms that brought damaging winds, tornado warnings and widespread power outages Saturday evening have moved well east of the Kansas City area. Behind them, cooler and much drier air is settling into the region.Sunday will feel more like early fall than mid-June. Expect plenty of sunshine, low humidity and comfortable temperatures. Morning lows will start in the mid-50s before climbing to around 77 degrees during the afternoon. A light north breeze will add to the pleasant conditions.The quiet weather continues Monday with partly sunny skies and highs again in the upper 70s.Kansas City weather live updates:11:03 p.m. – Power has been restored to thousands of customers since the peak of the storm, but widespread outages remain across the Kansas City area.More than 60,000 customers are still without electricity, with the largest numbers in Jackson County (20,766), Clay County (17,900), and Platte County (13,582). Utilities are also reporting 2,177 outages in Wyandotte County, 1,813 in Leavenworth County, and 1,185 in Johnson County, Kansas. Smaller outage pockets remain in Independence, Saline, Pettis, and Douglas counties as crews continue overnight restoration efforts.9:55 p.m. – The Jackson County Sheriff’s Office says deputies have responded to multiple alarm activations and several fires believed to be connected to electrical transformers damaged by the severe weather. Emergency crews remain busy responding to storm-related incidents as widespread power outages continue across the metro.9:53 p.m. – The tornado warning has been allowed to expire in Lafayette County. 9:49 p.m. – Storm damage reports are beginning to come in from across the metro. The National Weather Service has received a report of multiple trees down in Prairie Village following the passage of severe thunderstorms.9:42 p.m. – The tornado warning has been allowed to expire in southwestern Lafayette County, Missouri. The tornado warning will continue in Johnson County, Missouri, and southeastern Lafayette County. 9:36 p.m. – The tornado watch has been canceled for the Kansas City metro, including Johnson, Wyandotte, Leavenworth, Jackson, Clay and Platte counties.The watch remains in effect until 11 p.m. for areas farther south and east, including Miami and Linn counties in Kansas and Bates, Cass, Henry, Johnson, Lafayette and Ray counties in Missouri, where the severe weather threat continues.9:30 p.m. – The tornado warning has been allowed to expire in Jackson County. 9:26 p.m. – Outages are still climbing across the Kansas City area as utilities work to respond to widespread storm damage.More than 68,000 customers are now without electricity in the metro. Clay County (21,744) and Jackson County (21,932) account for the largest outage totals, while Platte County reports 15,117 outages. Utilities are also reporting 3,369 outages in Wyandotte County, 3,004 in Johnson County, Kansas, and 2,846 in Leavenworth County.9:15 p.m. – The number of customers without power continues to rise as severe storms move across the metro. More than 64,900 customers are now in the dark across six Kansas City-area counties.9:12 p.m. – A tornado warning has been issued until 9:45 p.m. for northeastern Jackson County and southwestern Lafayette County. The storm showing rotation was located near Levasy, just east of Grain Valley, and moving east at 35 mph. Communities including Grain Valley, Oak Grove, Odessa, Lexington, Buckner and Blue Springs are in the warning area and should take shelter immediately.9:05 p.m. – Power outages are rapidly increasing across the Kansas City area, with more than 58,500 customers without electricity as severe storms move through the region.8:57 p.m. – A new tornado warning has been issued until 9:30 p.m. for southeastern Clay County, northeastern Jackson County and southwestern Ray County. The National Weather Service says a confirmed tornado was located near Missouri City, just east of Liberty, and moving east at 35 mph.8:55 p.m. – National Weather Service has identified another tornado debris signature (TDS) on radar just east of Liberty.8:48 p.m. – The tornado warning has been canceled for northeastern Wyandotte County and southeastern Platte County, but it remains in effect until 9 p.m. for southern Clay County and northern Jackson County. The National Weather Service says a confirmed tornado was located near River Bend and Liberty and moving east at 40 mph.8:43 p.m. – Power outages are climbing as severe storms move across the region. Platte County is reporting more than 5,000 outages, while Douglas County has 2,144, Wyandotte County has 2,985 and Leavenworth County has 1,885 customers without electricity.8:38 p.m. – The tornado watch has been expanded to include Henry, Johnson, Lafayette and Ray counties in Missouri and remains in effect until 11 p.m.8:37 p.m. A tornado warning is in effect until 9 p.m. for parts of Wyandotte, Clay, Platte and Jackson counties. A storm capable of producing a tornado was located near Gladstone and moving east at 40 mph. Take cover immediately if you are in the warning area.8:24 p.m. – A severe thunderstorm warning is now in effect until 9:30 p.m. for Platte, Clay and southwestern Clinton counties in Missouri.8:13 p.m. – The winds with these storms are living up to the hype. An emergency manager reported an 81 mph wind gust near Jarbalo in Leavenworth County at 8:02 p.m.8:08 p.m. – A severe thunderstorm warning is in effect until 9 p.m. for Johnson, Wyandotte and northeastern Miami counties in Kansas, along with northwestern Cass and southwestern Jackson counties in Missouri.7:58 p.m. – A severe thunderstorm warning is now in effect until 9 p.m. for Johnson, Wyandotte and northern Miami counties in Kansas, along with Jackson, Cass, southern Clay and southeastern Platte counties in Missouri.7:31 p.m. – A severe thunderstorm warning has been issued until 8:30 p.m. for Atchison, Leavenworth, Wyandotte and southwestern Doniphan counties in Kansas, along with Platte, northwestern Clay, southwestern Buchanan and southwestern Clinton counties in Missouri.A line of severe storms moving southeast could produce wind gusts up to 70 mph and quarter-size hail. Riverside, Parkville, Bonner Springs, Leavenworth, Platte City and Kansas City International Airport are among the areas in the path of the storms.7:30 p.m. – A severe thunderstorm warning remains in effect until 8 p.m. for northwestern Douglas County, including the Lecompton area.7:17 p.m. – A severe thunderstorm warning remains in effect until 7:30 p.m. for Atchison and southwestern Doniphan counties in northeast Kansas.6:32 p.m. – A line of severe thunderstorms is pushing east across northwest Missouri and remains under a warning until 7 p.m. for parts of Nodaway, Holt, Atchison and Worth counties. 5:50 p.m. – A severe thunderstorm near White Cloud is slowly moving east and remains under a warning until 6:15 p.m. for parts of Doniphan County, Kansas, and Holt County, Missouri. The storm is capable of producing 60 mph wind gusts and small hail. Residents near White Cloud, Forest City and Iowa Point should be prepared for strong winds and falling tree limbs.As the evening progresses, those storms are expected to merge into a larger line or cluster and push southeast toward the Kansas City metro around 8 p.m. That complex of storms could continue through midnight.While the tornado threat will not disappear, damaging straight-line winds are expected to become the primary hazard as storms organize. Large hail and a few brief spin-up tornadoes will also remain possible.Heavy rain could create additional problems. Some communities picked up rain earlier Saturday, and several rounds of storms could lead to localized flash flooding through the evening and overnight hours.Storms should begin moving out of the area around midnight, bringing an end to the severe weather threat.Stay weather awareYou can customize 24/7 weather alerts based on your location and watch us live through the KMBC 9 app. Click here for instructions on how to download the app and here for step-by-step instructions on how to customize alerts.You can watch us live on TV, online at KMBC.com, on the Very Local app, on YouTube or through a livestream on the KMBC Facebook page.