Weather service says EF-1 tornado with 100 mph winds hit both sides of state line in KC
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What to know after Kansas City-area tornadoes
The small storms that swept through the metro area early Wednesday morning caused some damage and power outages. Get updates here and advice on what to do now.
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The National Weather Service confirmed that an EF-1 tornado hit Johnson County, Kansas, and Jackson County, Missouri, overnight.
The tornado produced winds of 100 mph. It traveled 14 miles and grew to a maximum width of 125 yards, according to the weather service.
The NWS is still working to confirm how many tornadoes were produced by the storm, and said they plan to release further information Wednesday afternoon.
Meteorologist Julie Adolphson told The Star Wednesday morning that about five or six small tornadoes formed as the storm’s line moved east, but that number is still being confirmed. The tornadoes were brief in nature and did not have a long track, she said. The area hit hardest by the storm ran from 95th Street in Lenexa to Buckner, in eastern Jackson County, Missouri.
As many as 66,000 people in the Kansas City metro area lost power overnight. As of 1 p.m. Wednesday, about 25,000 people were still without power, according to the Evergy outage map.
Cleanup efforts began around the metro early Wednesday.
Johnson County crews were clearing downed trees and power lines and assessing isolated structural damage, said Claire Canaan, assistant director of emergency preparedness for Johnson County.
In Leawood, downed trees, tree limbs and power lines closed 95th Street between Mission Road and Lee Boulevard, Leawood police said Wednesday morning. Several side streets in the surrounding area are also closed because they are not passable to through traffic.
In Lenexa, downed power lines closed Pflumm Road between Santa Fe Trail Drive and 95th Street, the city said Wednesday morning.
This story was originally published June 8, 2022 at 1:54 PM.
