KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Two homes were damaged Tuesday night when severe storms rolled through the St. Joseph area.
A tornado warning was issued for the area at about 8:30 p.m. on Tuesday. According to St. Joseph police, no injuries were reported.
The two homes had their roofs and windows damaged. There is also extensive damage to the back of one of the homes.
STORM DAMAGE: Roof torn off a home in St. Joseph. These poor people. We're live this morning on @KSHB4.... pic.twitter.com/45TEq1baxR
— Lindsay Shively (@LindsayShively) March 30, 2022
The National Weather Service announced Wednesday morning that its survey team had determined a tornado struck in eastern St. Joseph during the storm.
NWS survey team has confirmed a tornado in eastern St Joseph, MO from last night's storms - more details to follow.
— NWS Kansas City (@NWSKansasCity) March 30, 2022
The survey team later confirmed that it was an EF-1 tornado with winds up to 90 miles per hour and a path length of 0.3 miles.
NWS survey team confirms an EF-1 tornado in eastern St Joseph, MO, with winds up to 90 mph and a path length of 0.3 mile. pic.twitter.com/2fsUB185IC
— NWS Kansas City (@NWSKansasCity) March 30, 2022
Large tree branches could also be seen down in the area. One was seen lying on a truck.
Some other damage we saw earlier in a neighborhood on the other side of Memorial Park cemetery in St. Jo...@KSHB41 pic.twitter.com/7yCtPQ8rsl
— Lindsay Shively (@LindsayShively) March 30, 2022
Sirens did go off in the area because a tornado warning was issued.
ST JO STORM- You can hear the sirens in the ring video a neighbor sent us right before they lost power. Two houses down, the storm ripped off their neighbor’s roof… Fortunately we haven’t heard reports of injuries. @KSHB41 pic.twitter.com/35xp7DMB2f
— Lindsay Shively (@LindsayShively) March 30, 2022
This is a developing story and will be updated. KSHB 41 crews are at the scene.
