KANSAS CITY – The National Weather Service says it was an EF-0 tornado that caused the alerts and the sirens to sound Friday night in the core of the KC Metro. The tornado caused limited damage as it moved from Johnson County across stateline into KCMO.
The NWS said the tornado began in Shawnee, just after 11:30pm Friday. It traveled close to 8 miles, ending in Kansas City, near Westport before 11:45pm.
Preliminary reports say the tornado reached peak winds of approximately 75 mph. The NWS said the majority of damage was to trees, though many lost power amid the strong winds and rain showers.
A tornado warning was issued shortly after 11:30pm for Jackson and Johnson Counties, and expired just before midnight.