Tornadoes

Tornado - BUCKNER, MO JACKSON COUNTY, MO Date June 8, 2022 Time (Local) 1:37 AM CDT EF Rating EF-2 Est. Peak Winds 115 MPH Path Length 9 Miles Max Width 200 Yards Injuries/Deaths 0/0 Summary: The tornado developed within a larger bowing line segment of thunderstorms moving across the region. In addition to the tornado, a large swath of wind damage was noted south of the tornado track. In this area, downed tree limbs and other indicators were noted to be blown in the same west to east direction.  Track Map

Damage to a home. (NWS Storm Survey) Damage to a structure. (NWS Storm Survey) Damage to several trees (NWS Storm Survey) Tree damage. (NWS Storm Survey)

Tornado - LENEXA TO BANNISTER JOHNSON COUNTY, KS & JACKSON COUNTY, MO Date June 8, 2022 Time (Local) 1:10 AM CDT EF Rating EF-1 Est. Peak Winds 100 MPH Path Length 14 Miles Max Width 125 Yards Injuries/Deaths 0/0 Summary: The tornado developed on the west side of Lenexa, KS, embedded within the larger line of thunderstorms moving across the Kansas City Metro area. The tornado generally travelled east down W 95th St and Bannister Road, varying in strength at times, before dissipating near the northeast side of the Grandview Triangle on the Missouri Side. Thanks to Johnson County Kansas Emergency Management for their assistance with the survey.  Track Map

Damage to an apartment complex. (NWS Storm Survey) Tree uprooted. (NWS Storm Survey) Damage to trees and power poles. (NWS Storm Survey) Damage to a structure. (NWS Storm Survey)

Tornado - LOUISBURG, KS MIAMI COUNTY, KS Date June 8, 2022 Time (Local) 1:21 AM CDT EF Rating EF-0 Est. Peak Winds 85 MPH Path Length 9.8 Miles Max Width 75 Yards Injuries/Deaths 0/0 Summary: This was the first of the two Miami county tornadoes. It developed along the trailing end of the larger line of thunderstorms moving across the Kansas City metro area.  Track Map

Tree damage. (NWS Storm Survey) Damage to a structure. (NWS Storm Survey) Damage to outbuildings. (NWS Storm Survey) Tree damage. (NWS Storm Survey)

Tornado - LOUISBURG, KS MAIMI COUNTY, KS Date June 8, 2022 Time (Local) 1:24 AM CDT EF Rating EF-0 Est. Peak Winds 80 MPH Path Length 9.5 Miles Max Width 75 Yards Injuries/Deaths 0/0 Summary: This was the second of the two Miami county tornadoes. It developed along the trailing end of the larger line of thunderstorms moving across the Kansas City metro area and south of the first Miami county tornado. Thanks to Miami County Emergency Manager Mark Whelan for assistance in documenting damage along the tornado paths.  Track Map

Tree Damage (NWS Storm Survey) Tree Damage (NWS Storm Survey) Tree Damage (NWS Storm Survey) Tree Damage (NWS Storm Survey)

The Enhanced Fujita (EF) Scale classifies tornadoes into the following categories:

EF0 Weak 65-85 mph	EF1 Moderate 86-110 mph	EF2 Significant 111-135 mph	EF3 Severe 136-165 mph	EF4 Extreme 166-200 mph	EF5 Catastrophic 200+ mph

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Damage to the side of a building. (Social Media)	Large tree snapped. (Social Media)	Large tree snapped (Social Media)	Fallen tree branch in front of a building (Social Media)

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Storm Reports

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PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO
112 AM CDT THU JUN 9 2022

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

1200 AM     HAIL             DARLINGTON              40.20N 94.40W
06/08/2022  M1.50 INCH       GENTRY             MO   PUBLIC

            REPORT VIA SOCIAL MEDIA.

0104 AM     TSTM WND DMG     PLATTE CITY             39.37N 94.78W
06/08/2022                   PLATTE             MO   EMERGENCY MNGR

            DELAYED REPORT...LARGE AMOUNTS OF TREE
            DAMAGE AND POWER OUTAGE IN CENTRAL PLATTE
            CITY.

0110 AM     TORNADO          2 WNW LENEXA            38.96N 94.77W
06/08/2022                   JOHNSON            KS   NWS STORM SURVEY

            RATING: EF-1 ESTIMATED PEAK WIND: 100 MPH
            PATH LENGTH /STATUTE/: 14 MILES PATH WIDTH
            /MAXIMUM/: 125 YARDS FATALITIES: 0 INJURIES:
            0 START DATE: JUNE 8, 2022 START TIME: 1:10
            AM CDT START LOCATION: 3 W LENEXA, KANSAS
            START LAT/LON: 38.962 -94.782 END DATE: JUNE
            8, 2022 END TIME: 1:30 AM CDT END LOCATION:
            1 NE GRANDVIEW TRIANGLE END LAT/LON: 38.951
            -94.518.

0110 AM     TSTM WND DMG     2 WNW LENEXA            38.96N 94.77W
06/08/2022                   JOHNSON            KS   PUBLIC

            POSSIBLE CARPORT OR AWNING HEAVILY DAMAGED
            AND LOTS OF TREE DAMAGE AT THE WIND RIVER
            LODGE APARTMENT COMPLEX. REPORT VIA SOCIAL
            MEDIA. TIME ESTIMATED VIA RADAR.

0111 AM     TSTM WND GST     1 W CLARE               38.83N 94.89W
06/08/2022  M58 MPH          JOHNSON            KS   ASOS

            DELAYED REPORT.

0114 AM     TSTM WND GST     KANSAS CITY INTL ARPT   39.30N 94.73W
06/08/2022  M61 MPH          PLATTE             MO   ASOS

            DELAYED REPORT.

0115 AM     TSTM WND DMG     1 WNW LENEXA            38.96N 94.75W
06/08/2022                   JOHNSON            KS   AMATEUR RADIO

            DELAYED REPORT...SEVERAL 4-6 INCH LIVE
            BRANCHES DOWN AT W95TH AND SANTA FE TRAIL
            DR. TIME MATCHED TO RADAR.

0118 AM     TSTM WND DMG     2 E LENEXA              38.96N 94.69W
06/08/2022                   JOHNSON            KS   EMERGENCY MNGR

            LARGE TREE DOWN BETWEEN 95TH AND 97TH ON
            KESSLER.

0120 AM     TSTM WND DMG     2 E LENEXA              38.96N 94.69W
06/08/2022                   JOHNSON            KS   EMERGENCY MNGR

            NUMEROUS TREES AND POWERLINES DOWN IN THE NE
            PORTION OF JOCO, FOCUSING ON THE 95TH STREET
            CORRIDOR. NO REPORTS OF ANY WIDESPREAD
            STRUCTURAL DAMAGE. TIME ESTIMATE VIA RADAR.

0121 AM     TORNADO          4 SE WAGSTAFF           38.62N 94.75W
06/08/2022                   MIAMI              KS   NWS STORM SURVEY

            RATING: EF0 ESTIMATED PEAK WIND: 85 MPH PATH
            LENGTH /STATUTE/: 9.7791 MILES PATH WIDTH
            /MAXIMUM/: 75.0 YARDS FATALITIES: 0
            INJURIES: 0 START DATE: 06/08/2022 START
            TIME: 01:21 AM CDT START LOCATION: 2 SE
            HILLSDALE / MIAMI COUNTY / KS START LAT/LON:
            38.6424 / -94.8316 END DATE: 06/08/2022 END
            TIME: 01:35 AM CDT END LOCATION: 3 SSE
            LOUISBURG / MIAMI COUNTY / KS END LAT/LON:
            38.5868 / -94.6658.

0122 AM     TORNADO          1 SSW LEAWOOD           38.96N 94.62W
06/08/2022                   JOHNSON            KS   NWS STORM SURVEY

            POSSIBLE TORNADO. MORE DETAILS FOLLOWING
            SURVEY RESULTS.

0124 AM     TORNADO          4 S WAGSTAFF            38.61N 94.80W
06/08/2022                   MIAMI              KS   NWS STORM SURVEY

            RATING: EF0 ESTIMATED PEAK WIND: 80 MPH PATH
            LENGTH /STATUTE/: 9.5311 MILES PATH WIDTH
            /MAXIMUM/: 75.0 YARDS FATALITIES: 0
            INJURIES: 0 START DATE: 06/08/2022 START
            TIME: 01:24 AM CDT START LOCATION: 4 S
            WAGSTAFF / MIAMI COUNTY / KS START LAT/LON:
            38.5466 / -94.6364 END DATE: 06/08/2022 END
            TIME: 01:37 AM CDT END LOCATION: 4 NNW
            DREXEL / MIAMI COUNTY / MO END LAT/LON:
            38.6075 / -94.7944.

0132 AM     TSTM WND DMG     1 NNW INDEPENDENCE      39.10N 94.42W
06/08/2022                   JACKSON            MO   NWS EMPLOYEE

            LARGE TREE DOWNED.

0137 AM     TORNADO          4 WSW BUCKNER           39.12N 94.26W
06/08/2022                   JACKSON            MO   NWS STORM SURVEY

            RATING: EF-2 ESTIMATED PEAK WIND: 115 MPH
            PATH LENGTH /STATUTE/: 9 MILES PATH WIDTH
            /MAXIMUM/: 200 YARDS FATALITIES: 0 INJURIES:
            0 START DATE: JUNE 8, 2022 START TIME: 1:37
            AM CDT START LOCATION: 6 WSW BUCKNER, MO
            START LAT/LON: 39.120 -94.304 END DATE: JUNE
            8, 2022 END TIME: 1:46 AM CDT END LOCATION:
            3.4 ESE BUCKNER, MO END LAT/LON: 39.120
            -94.130 IN ADDITION TO THE TORNADO, A LARGE
            SWATH OF STRAIGHT-LINE WIND DAMAGE WAS NOTED
            SOUTH OF THE TORNADO TRACK. IN THIS AREA,
            DOWNED TREE LIMBS AND OTHER DAMAGE
            INDICATORS WERE NOTED TO BE BLOWN IN THE
            SAME WEST-EAST DIRECTION.

0140 AM     TSTM WND GST     2 ENE UNITY VILLAGE     38.96N 94.37W
06/08/2022  M60 MPH          JACKSON            MO   ASOS

            DELAYED REPORT.

0144 AM     TSTM WND DMG     BUCKNER                 39.14N 94.20W
06/08/2022                   JACKSON            MO   PUBLIC

            REPORT OF POWER POLES DOWN. ALSO REPORTS OF
            TREES AND LARGE LIMBS DOWN.

0155 AM     TSTM WND DMG     WELLINGTON              39.13N 93.98W
06/08/2022                   LAFAYETTE          MO   EMERGENCY MNGR

            REPORT OF A MISSING ROOF IN WELLINGTON AND
            NUMEROUS TREES DOWN.

0226 AM     TSTM WND DMG     1 E WHITEMAN AIR FORCE  38.73N 93.53W
06/08/2022                   JOHNSON            MO   PUBLIC

            SEVERAL LARGE TREE LIMBS DOWN. REPORT VIA
            SOCIAL MEDIA. TIME ESTIMATED VIA RADAR.

0226 AM     TSTM WND DMG     1 E WHITEMAN AIR FORCE  38.73N 93.53W
06/08/2022                   JOHNSON            MO   PUBLIC

            SEVERAL LARGE TREE LIMBS DOWN. REPORT VIA
            SOCIAL MEDIA. TIME ESTIMATED VIA RADAR.

0226 AM     TSTM WND DMG     1 E WHITEMAN AIR FORCE  38.73N 93.53W
06/08/2022                   JOHNSON            MO   PUBLIC

            SEVERAL LARGE TREE LIMBS DOWN. REPORT VIA
            SOCIAL MEDIA. TIME ESTIMATED VIA RADAR.

0226 AM     HAIL             6 ESE ARMSTRONG         39.24N 92.59W
06/08/2022  E2.00 INCH       HOWARD             MO   BROADCAST MEDIA

            DELAYED REPORT...ROUGHLY 2 INCH HAIL REPORT
            CAME IN ABOUT 7S OF HIGBEE, MO AND 9N OF
            FAYETTE, MO ALONG HWY H. TIME MATCHED TO
            RADAR.

0228 AM     HAIL             6 ESE ARMSTRONG         39.24N 92.59W
06/08/2022  E2.00 INCH       HOWARD             MO   BROADCAST MEDIA

            CORRECTS TIME FROM PREVIOUS HAIL REPORT FROM
            6 ESE ARMSTRONG. DELAYED REPORT...ROUGHLY 2
            INCH HAIL REPORT CAME IN ABOUT 7S OF HIGBEE,
            MO AND 9N OF FAYETTE, MO ALONG HWY H. TIME
            MATCHED TO RADAR.

0250 AM     TSTM WND DMG     9 SW NELSON             38.90N 93.15W
06/08/2022                   PETTIS             MO   EMERGENCY MNGR

            DELAYED REPORT... STRUCTURAL DAMAGE TO HOME
            AND VEHICLE NEAR ANDERSON AND CRAIN ROADS.
            TIME MATCHED TO RADAR.

0253 AM     TSTM WND DMG     SLATER                  39.22N 93.06W
06/08/2022                   SALINE             MO   BROADCAST MEDIA

            POWER POLES DOWN ON HWY 240 IN SLATER.

0304 AM     TSTM WND GST     SEDALIA MEMORIAL ARPT   38.71N 93.17W
06/08/2022  M59 MPH          PETTIS             MO   ASOS

0308 AM     TSTM WND DMG     2 ESE LAMINE            38.94N 92.84W
06/08/2022                   COOPER             MO   PUBLIC

            NUMEROUS 50 FOOT TREES DESTROYED.
            ROOF/SHINGLE DAMAGE. TIME ESTIMATED BY
            RADAR.

0318 AM     TSTM WND DMG     1 NE BOONVILLE          38.97N 92.74W
06/08/2022                   COOPER             MO   BROADCAST MEDIA

            POWER LINE REPORTED SNAPPED IN FRONT OF KWRT
            RADIO STATION. REPORTS OF TREES DOWN AROUND
            BOONVILLE.