Kansas tornadoes hit homes, barns, warehouse. See paths and photos of the damage

A few homes were damaged, including one that had part of the roof and deck ripped off, a storage warehouse had significant damage and several barns were damaged or destroyed in two different tornadoes Wednesday night in Kansas, according to a detailed report released by the National Weather Service.

No one was injured in either of the EF-2 tornadoes that happened about 30 miles apart — one southwest of Alma in rural Wabaunsee County and one around Rossville in Shawnee County.

The one near Rossville saw more significant damage, including the home that had part of the roof and deck ripped off, another home with shingle damage, major damage to a warehouse, damage to a garage, multiple barns damaged or destroyed, including one lifted up and thrown into a field, according to the NWS in Topeka report. The tornado also overturned an irrigation pivot.

Workers were seen Thursday making repairs to the home that had significant roof and deck damage.

That tornado traveled 4.7 miles, had a max width of 200 yards and produced estimated top winds of 120 mph. It lasted from 8:27-8:46 p.m.

The other tornado caused damage to several barns, ranging from siding damage to completely destroyed.

One home met the “threshold of visible damage,” the NWS report says. The damage appeared to be minor based on photos.

That tornado traveled 8.8 miles, had a max width of 400 yards and produced estimated top winds of 115 mph. It lasted from 7:45-8:15 p.m.

The storms also caused power outages and large hail.

Clusters of hail were reported across Kansas along I-70 in Trego County, again in Wabaunsee and Shawnee counties and then again in the Kansas City metro area.

The largest hail, which a meterologist called softball-sized, was four inches a couple miles west-southwest of Alma in Wabaunsee.

Johnson County reported a baseball-size hail at 3.5 inches.

This story was originally published March 15, 2024 at 2:13 PM.