NORTH KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Homeowners across the metro are cleaning up Sunday morning after winds that topped 75 miles per hour ripped through neighborhoods.
Some of the hardest hit areas were in North Kansas City and Liberty.
Take Ryan Jensen. Saturday a large tree fell on top of his home.
"We didn't know what was going on. We ran upstairs, the entire bedroom was smoking. We thought it was on fire," said Jensen.
When he ran outside and saw a tree was through his roof, he knew who to turn call.
"There have been lots of times when I'd call on him because I needed an extra guy and he'd come work for me," explained fellow firefighter Anthony Dooley, who owns Dooley Brothers Tree.
Jensen could be seen working right by Dooley's side, with a chainsaw in hand.
"There's a lot of stuff you have to do. You have to look at pressure points. You've got to look at the weight," explained Dooley, who also worked on a home a few streets away.
Workers picked up limbs while Cy Houston talked to his neighbor about what to do next.
"I think I have some punctures in my roof. I think it crushed part of the ridgeline on the roof. My insurance adjuster will be out tomorrow. I'm sure I'll get some roofing companies out to get me some pricing and bids to fix the roof," said Cy Houston, who said his tenant is still able to stay in the rental property he owns.
Wind speeds reached between 65 to 75 miles an hour on Saturday, according to the National Weather Service.
In Liberty at least seven utility poles were snapped outside of the Southview neighborhood.
In the metro, at its peak, about 30,000 people did not have power.
"Last night it got us bad. We're not the only house, it's all over," said Jensen.
But with no injuries, it was easy to find the silver lining.
"A tree limb of that size could've punctured through the roof and hurt somebody. Everybody is ok, including my neighbor," said Houston.
