KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The National Weather Service said an EF-1 tornado was the cause of storm damage Tuesday morning near Smithville Lake.
NWS storm data found the tornado with maximum winds of 95 mph moved through just south of the lake around 10:13 a.m.
Early damage reports included an overturned camper at the Camp Branch campground, a roof blown off at the KC Trap Shooters Association Building (6420 NE 176th Street), downed power lines near Mt. Olivet Road and NE 144th Street, and trees down in the 17900 block of Collins Road.
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A Clay County Sheriff’s Office spokesperson said no injuries have been reported from Tuesday morning’s storms and that the KC Trap Shooters Association Building sustained the most significant damage in the area.
The Platte-Clay Electric Cooperative outage map initially reported nearly 400 customers without power in roughly the same area just east of Smithville and south of the lake. That number dropped to around 250 by 1:45 p.m.
This is a developing story and will be updated.
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