Editing Kearney, Missouri (section)

== Geography and climate ==
Kearney is located in north central Clay County northeast of the [[Kansas City metropolitan area]]. According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of {{convert|12.92|sqmi|sqkm|2}}, of which {{convert|12.91|sqmi|sqkm|2}} is land and {{convert|0.01|sqmi|sqkm|2}} is water.<ref name="Gazetteer files">{{cite web|title=US Gazetteer files 2010 |url=https://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=2012-07-08 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120702145235/http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt |archive-date=2012-07-02 }}</ref>

=== Climate ===
Kearney lies in the humid continental climate zone, typical of the [[Midwestern United States]]. It experiences cold, snowy winters, and warm to hot, humid summers.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Kearney Climate, Weather By Month, Average Temperature (Missouri, United States) - Weather Spark |url=https://weatherspark.com/y/9848/Average-Weather-in-Kearney-Missouri-United-States-Year-Round |access-date=2022-07-02 |website=weatherspark.com |language=en}}</ref> The city lies in [[Tornado Alley]], a region of the United States that is extremely prone to tornadoes and severe thunderstorms. Generally, most of this severe weather activity occurs in the spring and summer, although severe weather can and has occurred even in the winter months.

[[File:Kearney Climate Data.png|left|thumb|NOAA climate normals, 1991-2020 for Kearney, MO<ref>{{Cite web |title=NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals Quick Access |url=https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/us-climate-normals/#dataset=normals-monthly&timeframe=30&location=MO&station=USC00234382 |access-date=2022-07-03 |website=www.ncei.noaa.gov}}</ref>]]