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One personification died Tuesday and astir 2 twelve homes were destroyed erstwhile a tornado ripped done nan mini metropolis of Westmoreland successful northeastern Kansas, authorities said.
Pottawatomie County officials said connected Facebook that a tornado struck nan metropolis Tuesday evening, damaging aggregate structures. First responders were conducting grid searches successful Westmoreland to study harm and to hunt for group who whitethorn person been injured.
A Pottawatomie County spokesperson confirmed nan azygous fatality successful a news merchandise sent to media. The sanction of nan personification who died was being withheld pending family notification. Another 3 group were injured, nan region spokesperson said, but nary of nan injuries were critical.
A tornado hits Westmoreland, Kansas. April 30, 2024.
Rick Reigle
Twenty-two homes and 5 outbuildings successful northbound Westmoreland were destroyed by nan tornado, nan region spokesperson said, on pinch an estimated 3 RVs successful an RV park.
The full metropolis of Westmoreland was without powerfulness arsenic of precocious Tuesday night, nan region spokesperson disclosed.
Westmoreland is astir 45 miles northwest of Topeka.
Images posted to societal media showed a tornado connected nan crushed successful Westmoreland, arsenic good arsenic damaged homes, uprooted trees and a flipped semi.
Tuesday's storms came conscionable 2 days aft tornadoes tore done Oklahoma connected Sunday, sidesplitting 4 group and injuring astatine slightest 100. On Friday, tornadoes twisted done Nebraska and Iowa, demolishing homes and businesses and leaving 1 personification dead.
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