KANSAS CITY, Mo. – A series of storms rolled through the Kansas City metro early Tuesday afternoon, downing limbs of several trees into homes and roadways, and leaving thousands without power.
The National Weather Service confirmed that an EF-0 tornado touched down in Lake Lotawana — damaging homes, boats and docks.
On F Street in Lake Lotawana, a tree fell on a home, damaging the living room and destroying the kitchen and utility room. The owner, her husband and their dog made it out safely.
This oak tree toppled onto this house on F street in #LakeLotawana.
The corner of the living room, the kitchen & utility room is destroyed.
Homeowner, her husband and their 12-year-old dog made it out safe. @41actionnews #mowx #kcwx pic.twitter.com/uYxxnSpCP3
— Andres Gutierrez (@AFGutierrez) June 26, 2018
Severe storms also caused damage in the southern part of the metro.
Video from 41 Action News reporter Tom Dempsey showed tree limbs down in the 9600 block of Wallace in Kansas City.
*VIDEO*: Large tree through a house on Wallace Ave in KCMO
“The wind was crazy” - neighbor@41actionnews pic.twitter.com/HvfKbfF1ge
— Tom Dempsey (@KCTomDempsey) June 26, 2018
Nearby, a tree limb fell into the corner of a roof of a house. No injuries were immediately reported.
A large tree was toppled over onto Roosevelt Gipson’s home, who described to 41 Action News the moments the storm struck.
“I heard a big boom. I go upstairs and it’s raining inside the house,” he explained. “It was pretty scary. I just knew I had to stay calm and just figure out what to do.”
The tree badly damaged Gipson’s roof and went through an office inside his home.
Despite the damage, Gipson saw the bright side following the storm.
“Nobody was injured," he said. “We’re insured. We’ll be fine.”
Around the area, the high winds and heavy rain knocked down other trees, branches, and power lines.
The storm also led to damage to Nathan Crosby’s backyard fence.
“We all rushed inside and then in a matter of minutes we started hearing trees and stuff coming down,” he explained. “It was pretty terrifying there for a minute because we’ve got children in the house and trying to keep them calm.”
Kansas City Power and Light reported nearly 16,000 customers without power at the height of the storm.
Many trees/branches down along Wallace Ave aside from big one that landed on home (no one injured) pic.twitter.com/PifJcvOeAg
— Tom Dempsey (@KCTomDempsey) June 26, 2018
Another tree on top of a home on Richmond Ave after bad storm....@41actionnews pic.twitter.com/X60e8FLJ5x
— Tom Dempsey (@KCTomDempsey) June 26, 2018
