This area often has the three ingredients necessary for tornadoes to form: a lot of warm, moist air close to the ground atmospheric instability, a condition that promotes the vertical movement of air and clashing air fronts that act to propel moist air upward. Most tornadoes occur in the so-called Tornado Alley- the tornado-prone region of the United States, from Texas north into Kansas and the surrounding states of the Great Plains region. Kansas City is located in an area known as 'tornado alley'. The majority of the rain falls in Apr-Jun, but even in these wettest months, rain is light, compared to other cities in the region. While KC has relatively high humidity, the most common weather is clear with almost completely blue skies. Because of the heat, almost all buildings in KC are equipped with air conditioning. It is not uncommon for the temperature to stay above 90☏ (32☌) for weeks at a time, during July and August. KC enjoys very pleasant spring and autumn weather, but suffers hot, humid summers. Snow accumulation occurs 3-5 times per year, on average, sometimes exceeding a foot (31 cm). Winters vary from mild to very cold, with significant snow at times, and temperatures occasionally dipping to single digits and below 0☏ (-18☌).

Westport is around 40th St., the Plaza at 47th St., Brookside at 55th, and Waldo beginning around Gregory (71st St.).ĭue to the lack of any large body of water nearby, KC experiences a continental climate with large swings and extremes of temperature. Numbering of east/west streets begins at the Missouri River with the east/west division occurring at Main Street. The suburbs are largely south of the central city, though the area north of the Missouri River (known locally as the Northland) is beginning to experience growth similar to the south. Kansas City, Missouri is the predominant city of the metropolitan area. They are known locally as KCK (verbally expressed as each letter) and KCMO (verbally expressed as letters 'K' then 'C' then the sound of the last two letters together, sounding like the word 'mow'). Two neighboring cities sharing the same name: Kansas City, KS and Kansas City, MO. Having reportedly more boulevards than Paris and more fountains than any other city in the world except for Rome, it is a beautiful city, too. Kansas City is a city that tends to hide itself from tourists. Union Station is in the foreground, with the rest of KC's skyline in the background. View of Kansas City from the top of Liberty Memorial.

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