KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The National Weather Service of Topeka recorded an EF-1 tornado touched down early Tuesday morning southwest of Overbrook, Kansas.
Winds greater than 100 mph reportedly damaged several structures as the tornado was 75 yards wide with a path 10 miles in length, per NWS.
The tornado over Osage & Shawnee counties in KS, which warranted our early morning tornado warning out west, has been confirmed as an EF-1. https://t.co/gpHNtz1QTa
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The tornado touched down at 6:07 a.m. and ended 20 minutes later.
Two people were injured in the storm, according to NWS.
Later in the morning, NWS Kansas City began reviewing damage associated with a tornado around 10 a.m. near Smithville Lake in Missouri.
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