Tornado Strikes Belton, Missouri: Damage and Support

0:00It's April 18th. This is Kansas News today, AI-powered stories from your city. A tornado ripped through Belton, Missouri, Friday night near Interstate 49 and 58 highway, leaving the neighborhood around Cambridge, elementary school without power. Residents like the Got family, who've called Belton home for seven years, hunkered down in their basement after severe weather alerts hit their phones. They described the roar as deafening, like the storm was right there with them, shaking the walls as it passed overhead. Damage scattered trees and power lines everywhere, with one car buried under branches and a neighbor losing their roof entirely, but no serious. Injuries reported. Folks needing shelter or aid while the lights are out can head to Belton High School for Red Cross support, as cleanup gets underway in the community.