EF0 tornado touched down in Johnson County, Kan., crossed into Kansas City, Mo., NWS confirms

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV) – The National Weather Service in Kansas City/Pleasant Hill confirmed Saturday that an EF0 tornado touched down late Friday night, cutting a nearly 8-mile path from northern Johnson County, Kansas, into Kansas City, Missouri.

The tornado developed shortly after 11:30 p.m. CT Friday, March 6, within a line of severe thunderstorms. It carried estimated peak winds of 75 mph.

The tornado began at 11:34 p.m. CT near Lake Quivira in northern Shawnee, Kansas. It moved east through portions of Merriam, Kansas, and along the I-35 corridor into southern Wyandotte County before crossing the state line into Kansas City, Missouri, shortly after 11:40 p.m.

The tornado ended near Westport, around Southwest Trafficway, at approximately 11:45 p.m. The NWS survey recorded a path length of 7.87 miles and a maximum path width of 50 yards.

The NWS said the majority of damage was to trees, and no injuries were reported…

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