my gramma lives right on state line, in KC,MO, johnson county, w. 116th street....and when i visited there...4 years ago, first night i was out there, a tornado came within 15 miles of us.(i been out there since). i was born out there and raised in cali, and its so funny cuz there are never thunderstorms or anything out in cali.
once, when i was 12...that would be 6 years ago, we went to worlds of fun. about 4 o clock in the afternoon, huge storm rolls in, and the sky is straight purple, and i was on the Timberwolf. they stopped the ride after ours, and they closed the park, but didnt want people to panic, so they had one guy in a golf cart drive family by family to their car. people were just sittin under trees with hail between the size of golfballs and baseballs (no joke) just slammin people. then cuz too many people were waitin on the side of the parking lot, they made us hide in all the candy shops and gift shops. shit was ridiciulous. it took us two hours to get outta there.
i love KC more than anything, and especially the weather. and i live in the bay area, a mediterranean climate.