STILWELL, Kan. — Monday afternoon’s storm led to tornado warnings on both sides of the state line and damaged at least 20 homes in Johnson County, Kansas. Many of them were in the Rio Lobo Ranch neighborhood near 193rd and Antioch in Stilwell, Kansas. It uprooted and snapped trees in half and sent twisted pieces…
NWS confirms Monday tornado in Johnson County
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The National Weather Service has confirmed an EF-0 tornado touched down in Johnson County, Kansas, Monday afternoon. The maximum wind speed reported to the service was 85 miles per hour and the tornado had a maximum path width of 100 yards. Tornado sirens went off in southern Overland Park around 4…
Homes damaged in Johnson County, Kansas, after reports of tornado touchdown
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Severe thunderstorms rolled through the Kansas City area on Monday, spawning at least one brief tornado touchdown that damaged homes and downed fences and tree limbs. The National Weather Service said on Twitter that law enforcement reported a tornado had touched down in rural southeast Johnson County south of Overland Park,…
Severe storms in September? Remember the tornado on this day in 2002?
Do you remember where you were on this day 17 years ago? It was a Friday in 2002. You may feel that severe weather season is over for the year as the start of fall is just days away, but storms and the threat of severe weather can linger into autumn. It was on this…
Johnson County emergency manager explains tornado warning failure
OLATHE, Kan — Reports have been pouring into Johnson County Emergency Management that tornado sirens in some areas did not sound during the tornado warning Wednesday night. “I got like an alert on my phone, which was a very unusual alert,” said Doncy Eapen. If it weren’t for her phone, she would never have known…
Storms damage homes in DeSoto, Johnson County
GODLEY, Texas – Early morning storms caused damage in parts of North Texas, especially in Dallas and Johnson counties. Video from SKY 4 showed lots of roof damage and fences blown over in DeSoto off Nora Lane, just north of DeSoto High School. FOX 4 Meteorologist Evan Andrews suspects the neighborhood was hit by strong…
North Texas Rocked by Powerful Storms; 2 Injured in Johnson County
Several homes were destroyed and at least two people were hospitalized after severe storms rolled through Johnson County, Texas, early Tuesday morning. The damaging storms rolled through the county, just south of Fort Worth, at about 3:40 a.m. CST, but the National Weather Service did not issue severe thunderstorm or tornado warnings. The worst of…
KAYCEE TORNADO RATED EF2; BROUGHT WINDS OF 110-120 MPH ON MONDAY
An outbreak of severe weather brought strong winds and large hail to much of Wyoming on Monday, even resulting in as many as 18 tornadoes across the state. One of those tornadoes touched down two miles west of Kaycee in Johnson County. The National Weather Service has since rated that tornado an EF2 — the…
EF-0 tornado confirmed in Johnson County
The National Weather Service in Morristown confirmed that a tornado touched down in Shady Valley on Friday afternoon. A preliminary rating of ‘EF-0′ was given, which is on the weaker end of the Enhanced Fujita Scale. However, it was enough to do significant damage to Howard Blevins’ home. We asked him how they would be…