KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV) - Happy Labor Day and happy September! We kickstart the new month with cool and gloomy conditions.

Tornadoes strafed the Kansas City metropolitan area straddling Kansas and Missouri Tuesday night, barely a week after a massive tornado ripped through the Missouri state capital of Jefferson City.

Strong downburst winds were reported as this severe thunderstorm swept through in the early hours of Tuesday morning.

Find out below how to help this city, 160 miles south of Kansas City. Donate to the Tornado Relief Effort To make a donation to the American Red Cross' Disaster Relief, visit its online donation page.