England players were confined to indoors amid a tornado warning on their first evening in Kansas City.
Thomas Tuchel's men arrived in the Midwest on Saturday lunchtime after a day and a half off in Florida and held a community training session at their Swope Soccer Village base in blazing sunshine at 5 p.m. local time (11 p.m. BST).
All 26 squad members took part in the community session on Victory Field, where around 700 people were in attendance for the session.
But a heavy storm moved in during the early evening and thousands of people in the local area, including the England camp, received an emergency alert on their phones, warning them to take shelter.
They took the advice by staying inside their Inn at Meadowbrook hotel in Prairie Village.
The alerts on the phone read: "Critical. Imminent Threat Alert.
"National Weather Service: SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING in effect for this area until 9:00 PM CDT for DESTRUCTIVE 80 mph winds.
"Take shelter in a sturdy building, away from windows. Flying debris may be deadly to those caught without shelter.
"For your protection, move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building."
The area where England are staying escaped a tornado, but was hit by a heavy storm consisting of high winds, thunder, lightning and heavy rain.
Warnings were heard blaring out in downtown Kansas City, urging people to go indoors.
England's pre-tournament camp in Florida was littered with weather issues, including their final warm-up friendly against Costa Rica being delayed by an hour after a thunderstorm, but nothing as severe as a tornado.
The incoming warning saw Kansas City's fan festival shut early for safety reasons.
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A statement from organisers read: "Due to anticipated severe weather, FIFA fan festival will be closing early at 5 p.m. and will not reopen today.
"The safety of the public, staff, volunteers and entertainers remains our top priority."
Earlier in the day, a couple of hundred people greeted them at their Inn at Meadowbrook hotel in the south of the city when the team arrived at 1.20 p.m. local time (7.20 p.m. BST) on Saturday.
'Good Luck England' and a heart featuring the city's initials read signs dotted along the road to the hotel, with 'Welcome' and an image of three lions on the other side.
A number of England shirts were visible in the waiting crowd, while Manchester City, Arsenal and Everton were among the clubs represented. One excited onlooker held a Real Madrid shirt up hoping to catch Jude Bellingham's attention.
The England midfielder, skipper Kane, Morgan Rogers and Jordan Henderson signed autographs for some of those waiting as diehard fans mixed with welcoming locals.
Information from PA contributed to this report.
