Kansas City horse stable damaged in Friday's storm

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Another round of severe weather blasted the Kansas City area Friday night.

Holsman Stables in south Kansas City, Missouri, was among the places hardest hit.

"I saw on the news that there was a possible tornado coming through here," said Barn Manager Lisa Yazel, who is in charge of more than 70 horses at the property.

She lives next to the barn, but was out to dinner when she heard the sirens and raced home.

"Oh my god, yeah I couldn't believe it," Yazel said of her initial reaction to the damage.

Windows were busted in the house, the basement had flooded and trees more than 200 years old were gone.

"Then, there is this one here," she said, pointing at another large tree. "On the other side, you can see it pulled up by the roots. It just blew it apart."

The National Weather Service in Pleasant Hill confirmed Saturday that an EF0 tornado touched down in the area south of Longview Lake.

Fortunately, one structure was untouched, the barn that houses the horses.

"That was our main concern — make sure with the power lines leaning on the barn," said Robert Felton, who also works for Holsman Stables. "KC Power and Light jumped right out here and made sure everything was OK and the horses are all all right."

Friends, family members and neighbors joined the clean-up effort Saturday morning amid a sense of gratitude that things could have been worse.

"Thank god Lisa wasn't here," Felton said. "Just good timing for her to go to dinner."

Another EF0 tornado touched down near Lake Lotawana. Damage was limited to some busted trees and a downed power lines, according to the National Weather Service.