RAYMORE, Mo. (KCTV) — Survey crews are assessing damage after severe storms hit the Kansas City metro last night and into the early morning hours, with Raymore experiencing some of the hardest impacts.
The storms knocked down trees, toppled trash bins and cut power to tens of thousands of customers across the metro. Neighbors attributed the damage to powerful winds.
‘It came and left as fast as it happened.’
Abby Edson said the storm struck quickly.
“Our phones went off — the tornado warnings went off. And it was probably within 10 seconds, we heard the wind hit the house like we’d never heard it before,” Edson said. “By the time we got to the basement, it was all over. It came and left as fast as it happened.”…