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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 image of tornadic supercell over Clay County Missouri  05-04-2003 4:44pm Radar image of tornadic supercell over Clay County Missouri  05-04-2003 4:59pm
Radar images of tornadic supercell over Clay County Missouri, just north-northeast of downtown Kansas City
Radar image of tornadic supercell over Cass/Johnson County Missouri  05-04-2003 6:14pm Radar image of tornadic supercell over Johnson County Missouri  05-04-2003 6:48pm
Radar images of tornadic supercell in Cass and Johnson Counties in Missouri

 


Tornado Damage Photos

 

 

 

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Tornado Damage

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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

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Tornado 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.

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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.
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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.

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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.

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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
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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.

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Tornado near intersection of Highway 2 and Highway 131 in Johnson County Missouri Tornado near intersection of Highway 2 and Highway 131 in Johnson County Missouri Tornado near intersection of Highway 2 and Highway 131 in Johnson County Missouri
Tornado near intersection of Highway 2 and Highway 131 in Johnson County Missouri Tornado near 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.

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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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