KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Storm surveyors from the Kansas City National Weather Service office say four tornadoes struck the greater Kansas City region early Wednesday morning.
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On Wednesday, NWS officials released details of an EF-1 tornado that generally followed a path along W. 95th Street in Johnson County between Interstate 435 on the west to near the Interstate 49/Interstate 435/Interstate 470 interchange in Kansas City, Missouri, on the east.
Johnson County/Jackson County tornado information (see image)
— NWS Kansas City (@NWSKansasCity) June 9, 2022
The tornado developed on the west side of Lenexa and generally travelled east down W 95th St before dissipating near the NE side of the Grandview Triangle. pic.twitter.com/TrebRQGLJ1
Also Wednesday, NWS officials released details of a slightly stronger EF-2 tornado that struck an area from far eastern Independence, Missouri, on the west to just east of Buckner.
Johnson County/Jackson County tornado information (see image)
— NWS Kansas City (@NWSKansasCity) June 9, 2022
The tornado developed on the west side of Lenexa and generally travelled east down W 95th St before dissipating near the NE side of the Grandview Triangle. pic.twitter.com/TrebRQGLJ1
Later Wednesday, NWS officials announced they had confirmed two additional EF-0 tornadoes in Miami County, Kansas. The two tornadoes took a path southwest of Louisburg around 1:21 to 1:35 a.m. Wednesday.
Two additional tornado were confirmed in Miami County, KS. Both were rated as EF-0. (see images) pic.twitter.com/Tb9zcBsQXy
— NWS Kansas City (@NWSKansasCity) June 9, 2022
As of Thursday morning, 4,600 customers were without power in Evergy’s service territory. At the peak of the storm, more than 75,000 customers were without power.
Independence Power and Light reported 375 customers without power as of Thursday morning, most just to the north of the Lake City Army Ammunition Plant.
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