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Public Information Statement...CORRECTION
National Weather Service
Kansas City/Pleasant Hill MO
436 PM CDT Tue May 7 2024

...NWS Damage Survey for 05/06/2024 Tornado Event...

.Overview...

Monday night, May 6, 2024, a line of severe thunderstorms moved
through the KC Metro. There were several embedded mesovortex
circulations within the line as it traversed the region and two of
these have been confirmed as tornadoes. The first was around 11 PM
CDT in northeastern Platte County and the second began in southern
Blue Springs and ended in Grain Valley in Jackson County around
1130 PM CDT.

Additional circulations and damage are being surveyed in Pettis
County. Updates will be issued as those reports are QC`d.

.Northeastern Platte County to Clay County Line...

Rating:                 EF0
Estimated Peak Wind:    80 mph
Path Length /statute/:  6.22 miles
Path Width /maximum/:   50 yards
Fatalities:             0
Injuries:               0

Start Date:             05/06/2024
Start Time:             10:59 PM CDT
Start Location:         4 N Ferrelview / Platte County / MO
Start Lat/Lon:          39.3767 / -94.6712

End Date:               05/06/2024
End Time:               11:06 PM CDT
End Location:           2 ESE Ridgely / Clay County / MO
End Lat/Lon:            39.4447 / -94.6001

Survey Summary:
An embedded circulation within a line of thunderstorms resulted
in a narrow EF-0 tornado that began north of Ferrelview, MO and
traveled through northeastern Platte county toward the Clay
County Line. Much of the damage was to trees, with a distinct
path through three groves of trees at various locations along the
path.

..Blue Springs/Grain Valley...

Rating:                 EF1
Estimated Peak Wind:    100 mph
Path Length /statute/:  5.50 miles
Path Width /maximum/:   75 yards
Fatalities:             0
Injuries:               0

Start Date:             05/06/2024
Start Time:             11:26 PM CDT
Start Location:         3 NNW Lake Lotawana / Jackson County / MO
Start Lat/Lon:          38.9682 / -94.2676

End Date:               05/06/2024
End Time:               11:35 PM CDT
End Location:           1 N Grain Valley / Jackson County / MO
End Lat/Lon:            39.0282 / -94.2011

Survey Summary:
An embedded circulation in a line of thunderstorms beginning
around 11:26 PM CDT resulted in a narrow EF-1 tornado that began
in south Blue Springs Missouri and continued northeast for
5.5 miles to Grain Valley. Grain Valley had the most significant
damage, with damage to a few commercial buildings, with estimated
100 mph winds. The tornado impacted an RV dealership, where
several trailers were moved and two were flipped into the ditch
near the eastbound lanes of I-70. To tornado decreased in
intensity as it crossed the interstate with sporadic EF-0 damage.

&&

EF Scale: The Enhanced Fujita Scale classifies tornadoes into the
following categories:

EF0.....65 to 85 mph
EF1.....86 to 110 mph
EF2.....111 to 135 mph
EF3.....136 to 165 mph
EF4.....166 to 200 mph
EF5.....>200 mph

NOTE:
The information in this statement is preliminary and subject to
change pending final review of the events and publication in
NWS Storm Data.


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Kurtz/Kreller/Cutter