Tornado uproots trees in northeast Kansas

TOPEKA (KSNT) - The National Weather Service (NWS) says a tornado hit parts of Osage County Sunday night.

The NWS office in Topeka reports on social media a brief EF-0 tornado caused damage in parts of Osage County from 9:44 p.m. to 9:49 p.m. on May 19. Peak wind speeds were recorded at 85 mph while the tornado itself traveled for nearly a mile with a max width of 40 yards.

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) also posted damage reports online from the tornado, showing it traveled across West 125th Street while it was on the ground. No structures were impacted but several trees were damaged or uprooted by the tornado.

Severe weather on May 19-20 caused multiple power outages across the states of Missouri and Kansas. At its peak, 93,000 Evergy customers lost power due to the storms.

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