Two confirmed tornadoes strike Kansas City metro. Here’s where damage was found
Two weak tornadoes struck the Kansas City area as a line of strong thunderstorms rumbled through the metro on Tuesday, the National Weather Service said.
Survey crews spent Wednesday examining storm debris and determined that one tornado struck near the Truman Sports Complex and a second, stronger one near Missouri 291 and East Truman Road in Independence.
The first tornado was confirmed via debris that briefly showed up on radar and video footage near the Interstate 435 and Interstate 70 interchange.
The tornado was short-lived, touching down around 2:25 p.m. in trees near Raytown Road by Arrowhead and Kauffman stadiums and lifting back up 2 minutes later, after traveling about .25 of a mile.
“Aside from several tree branches and twigs across a wide open parking lot, there was no damage items to assign a wind speed,” the weather service said.
Therefore, the tornado was rated an EF-Unknown.
The second tornado touched down near South Lee’s Summit Road and East Sea Avenue in Independence around 2:35 p.m. The estimated peak wind speed was 100 mph.
The tornado’s path was 3.75 miles with a maximum width of 50 yards. The tornado was on the ground for about 10 minutes and lifted at Independence Station near South Ross Avenue and East Third Terrace.
Along its path, several healthy trees were snapped, and some were uprooted. The largest trees that were snapped show damage consistent with an EF-1 tornado, the weather service said.
There was other damage found south of the tornado, but it was consistent with straight-line winds.
Survey crews plan to continue to assess damage.
This story was originally published June 5, 2025 at 7:12 AM.
