2024-05-19-KansasCityMetro-Squall-Line

Summary:

NWS Damage Survey confirmed a short lived EF-1 tornado developed due to a strong embedded circulation along a line of thunderstorms that moved northeast across Johnson County Kansas. The tornado began and ended on the south side of Garnder, KS. Thank you to NWS Central Region Headquarters and Johnson County Emergency Management in assisting with this survey. 

Summary:

NWS Damage Survey confirmed a path of sporadic straight line wind damage within the larger line of storms that moved through Gardner, KS into Olathe, KS. Damage was consistent with that of straight line winds, with damage oriented in a north and northeasterly direction, parallel with the path.

Summary:

Damage survey confirmed a brief Tornado developed within an embedded circulation within the line of thunderstorms lifting north across southern Leavenworth County Sunday night, May 19th, 2024. The tornado impacted rural areas, with damage to trees and no damage to structures. Thank you to Leavenworth County Emergency Management for their assistance with this survey. 

Summary:

Most notable damage was to school concession stand and administrative building near the track and football field. Debris from this area was carried a few neighborhoods away. In one of
the neighborhoods, there was roof damage to two homes with loss of roof decking on the corner of one home. Most of the damage was to trees with large trunks snapped higher up in the tree, some
trees were uprooted though they were evergreens with shallow root systems or the tree was beginning to rot at the base. Debris was in an overall convergent pattern. Thank you to NWS Central Region Headquarters and Johnson County KS Emergency Management for assisting with this survey.

Summary:

NWS Damage Survey confirmed a path of sporadic straight line wind damage within the larger line of storms that moved through Shawnee, KS. Damage was consistent with that of straight line winds, with damage oriented in a north and northeasterly
direction, parallel with the path. The damage began in northern Olathe and continued northeast across Johnson County Community College, ending southeast of Oak Park Mall. Damage was primarily to trees. Thank you to NWS Central Region Headquarters for assisting with this survey.

Summary:

NWS Damage Survey confirmed a path of sporadic straight line wind damage within the larger line of storms that move through Shawnee, KS. Damage was consistent with that of straight line winds, with damage oriented in a north and northeasterly direction parallel with the path. Thank you to NWS Central Region Headquarters and Johnson County KS Emergency Management for assisting with this survey.

Summary:

Preliminary results of a NWS Damage Survey have confirmed an EF-1 Tornado occurred Sunday Night, May 19th, 2024 in northeastern
Johnson County Kansas. Much of the path was EF-0 Damage, with a pocket of EF-1 Damage with max winds around 95 MPH. The tornado
began near the western edge of Prairie Village Kansas, near 79th and Lamar Ave around 10:39 PM CDT. It continued northeast through
Prairie Village toward Fairway KS and ending around 10:45 PM CDT on the western edge of Mission Hills. Thank you to NWS Central Region Headquarters for assisting with this survey.

Summary:

NWS Damage Survey confirmed a sporadic path of straight line wind damage within the larger line of storms that move through Parkville, MO and Platte County. Damage was consistent with that
of straight line winds, with damage oriented in a north and northeasterly direction parallel with the path. Thank you to NWS Central Region Headquarters for assisting with this survey.

Summary:

NWS Damage Survey confirmed sporadic path of straight line wind damage  within the larger line of storms that move through Gladstone, MO and Clay County. Damage was consistent with that of
straight line winds, with damage oriented in  a north and northeasterly direction parallel with the path. Thank you to NWS Central Region Headquarters for assisting with this survey.