Kansas City Tornadoes: 8 Twisters in 2 Days

0:00National Weather Service just confirmed two more tornadoes from those storms. Sunday and Monday, bumping the Kansas City region total up to 8. One stretch nearly 25 miles from south of Salisbury, all the way to near Moverly and Central Missouri. The other, and EF2, already on the radar, ripped a 37-mile path through Slater, Gilliam, and Glasgow, crossing the Missouri River 3, times. This year alone, the Kansas City over Pleasant Hill forecast area has seen 20 confirmed twisters. That number skips the one's tally by the Topeka office, like that EF2 that slammed Ottawa back on April 13th. Damage was mostly to trees, power poles, outbuildings, and a handful of homes, with roofs peeled off, and grows snapped like twigs. No major injuries reported, but folks in places like Rowanoke, Yates, and Renek dealt with fallen trees crashing into houses and snapping lines. Survey teams spotted the smaller tornado-causing tree chaos northeast toward Renek, wrecking

1:00an outbuilding roof and hitting homes along the highway. Straight line winds piled on extra havoc outside the paths, especially east of US 63. Severe weather kicked off fast this season with record warnings already, and while maize the peak, these storms remind us it could drag right into. Fall, stay sharp out there. You've been listening to Kansas News today, AI-powered local news.