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May 4, 2003 Radar and Damage Photos

Below is a collection of Radar, Damage, and Tornado pictures from the May 4, 2003 tornadic event.

Various Tornado Pictures
South of Basehor, KS	I-70 & I-435 (Kansas) looking Northeast	Kansas City, KS
Bonner Springs, KS looking Northwest	Liberty, MO	Southwest of Knob Noster, MO
Highway 2 & Highway 131 Johnson County, MO	Damage in Kansas City, KS	Various Locations across Leavenworth, Platte, and Clay Counties

Radar Imagery

Tornado Outbreak - May 4, 2003

Radar images of tornadic supercell over Clay County Missouri, just north-northeast of downtown Kansas City

Radar images of tornadic supercell in Cass and Johnson Counties in Missouri

Tornado Damage Photos


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Various Tornado Pictures

Tornado Outbreak - May 4, 2003 - South of Basehor, KS
The images below were taken by Christina Frazier on May 4, 2003 south of Basehor, KS

Tornado Outbreak - May 4, 2003 - Intersection of I-70 and I-435 (Kansas) looking northeast

The images of a tornado below were taken by Jason Earnhart on May 4, 2003 near the intersection of Interstate 70 and Interstate 435 looking northeast.

Tornado looking northeast from intersection of Interstate 70 and Interstate 435 (Kansas)

Tornado Outbreak - May 4, 2003 - Kansas City, KS

The images of a tornado below were taken by Andrew Revering on May 4, 2003 near the intersection of Interstate 70 and 110th street looking north northeast.

Tornado Outbreak - May 4, 2003 - from Bonner Springs looking northwest

The images below were taken by Jeff Manion on May 4, 2003 from Bonner Springs, KS looking northwest.

Tornado from Bonner Springs looking northwest

Tornado Outbreak - May 4, 2003 - Liberty, MO

The images of a tornado below were taken by Jerry Funfsinn of Ladd, IL on May 4, 2003 in Liberty, MO.

Tornado Outbreak - May 4, 2003 - Southwest of Knob Noster, MO

The images below were taken by Dave Ewoldt on May 4, 2003 southwest of Knob Noster, MO

Tornado Outbreak - May 4, 2003 - near Intersection of Highway 2 & Highway 131

The images of a tornado below were taken by Dan Hinch on May 4, 2003 near the intersection of Highway 2 and Highway 131 in Johnson County Missouri.

Tornado Outbreak - May 4, 2003 - Kansas City, KS

The images of tornado damage were taken by Jennifer Combs in the vicinity of 77th and Cernech Rd. in Kansas City, KS. The first image was taken on May 4 about an hour after the tornado hit. The last two pictures were taken on May 6.

Tornado Outbreak - May 4, 2003 - Leavenworth County - Platte County - Clay County

The images of a tornado below were taken by Ben Alonzo on May 4, 2003 at various locations where it tracked through Leavenworth County, KS; Platte County, MO; and Clay County, MO

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Severe Thunderstorms and Heavy Rain in the Central Plains to Upper Midwest; Extreme Heat in Parts of the South

May 4, 2003 Tornado Event