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FAA NAS status is stale (221 h old). No FAA restriction can start or end on the wire until it is fresh again.

Lightning is stale (221 h old). Lightning items are paused; thunderstorm items still come from official observations.

Weather observations is stale. Weather items are paused until it is fresh again; missing observations never end a weather event.

Confirmed Significant Resolved Weather MCI arrivals and departures

Official observation no longer reports thunderstorm at Kansas City

Current state: Resolved at 12:59 AM CST
Started: Mon Nov 2, 11:01 PM CST
Latest activity: Tue Nov 3, 12:59 AM CST
Updates: 4

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Initial Confirmed Mon Nov 2, 11:04 PM CST

Official observation reports thunderstorm at Kansas City

The 11:01 PM CST official weather observation (METAR) for Kansas City (MCI) reports thunderstorm, ceiling 4600 ft, visibility 10 mi or more, wind 15 kt gusting to 23 kt. Coded weather: “TS”. Source: NOAA Aviation Weather Center.

Evidence for this update

Latest observation	SPECI KMCI 030501Z 15015G23KT 10SM TS FEW022CB BKN046 OVC060 21/18 A2968 RMK AO2 RAE0459 TSB00 OCNL LTGICCG OHD AND NW TS W-NW MOV NE P0000 T02060183 $
Station	KMCI at Mon Nov 2, 11:01 PM CST
Basis	Official observation (METAR)
Source event time	Mon Nov 2, 11:01 PM CST
Ingested	Mon Nov 2, 11:04 PM CST
Published here	Mon Nov 2, 11:04 PM CST (2026-11-03 05:04 UTC)
Sources	Official weather observation (METAR), NOAA Aviation Weather Center ↗
Provenance	weather weather-v1 · config 2026-10-17.1 · writer template-v1

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Escalation Confirmed Tue Nov 3, 12:00 AM CST

Official observation now reports heavy thunderstorm with rain at Kansas City

What changed: thunderstorm → heavy thunderstorm with rain

The 11:53 PM CST official weather observation (METAR) for Kansas City (MCI) reports heavy thunderstorm with rain; mist, ceiling 4600 ft, visibility 1.75 mi, wind 19 kt gusting to 30 kt. Coded weather: “+TSRA BR”. Source: NOAA Aviation Weather Center.

Evidence for this update

Latest observation	METAR KMCI 030553Z 20019G30KT 1 3/4SM R19R/5000VP6000FT +TSRA BR FEW022CB BKN046 OVC060 20/19 A2968 RMK AO2 PK WND 20030/0552 RAE0459B08 TSB00 SLP041 OCNL LTGICCG OHD AND NW TS W-NW MOV NE P0014 60014 T02000189 10217 20189 402280167 56 $
Station	KMCI at Mon Nov 2, 11:53 PM CST
Basis	Official observation (METAR)
Source event time	Mon Nov 2, 11:53 PM CST
Ingested	Tue Nov 3, 12:00 AM CST
Published here	Tue Nov 3, 12:00 AM CST (2026-11-03 06:00 UTC)
Sources	Official weather observation (METAR), NOAA Aviation Weather Center ↗
Provenance	weather weather-v1 · config 2026-10-17.1 · writer template-v1

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De-escalation Confirmed Tue Nov 3, 12:51 AM CST

Official observation now reports thunderstorm with rain at Kansas City

What changed: heavy thunderstorm with rain → thunderstorm with rain

The 12:08 AM CST official weather observation (METAR) for Kansas City (MCI) reports thunderstorm with rain, ceiling 2200 ft, visibility 7 mi, wind 19 kt gusting to 27 kt. Coded weather: “TSRA”. Source: NOAA Aviation Weather Center.

Evidence for this update

Latest observation	SPECI KMCI 030625Z 21015G25KT 9SM -RA FEW012 BKN022 OVC030 17/16 A2969 RMK AO2 PK WND 20028/0614 TSE25 OCNL LTGICCG DSNT SE P0019 T01720156 $
Station	KMCI at Tue Nov 3, 12:25 AM CST
Basis	Official observation (METAR)
Source event time	Tue Nov 3, 12:08 AM CST
Ingested	Tue Nov 3, 12:51 AM CST
Published here	Tue Nov 3, 12:51 AM CST (2026-11-03 06:51 UTC)
Sources	Official weather observation (METAR), NOAA Aviation Weather Center ↗
Provenance	weather weather-v1 · config 2026-10-17.1 · writer template-v1

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Resolution Confirmed Tue Nov 3, 12:59 AM CST