(KAIR)--Leavenworth becomes the latest local county added to the state disaster proclamation signed by Kansas Governor Laura Kelly.

Leavenworth County was added to the list, which now includes 56 counties, following the Tuesday night tornado outbreak, which included devastation in Linwood, which is located in Leavenworth County.

According to a news release issued by the Kansas Adjutant General’s Office, nine tornadoes were reported in the state between 6 and 7 p.m. Tuesday night.

A destructive tornado, reported to be a mile wide, struck southeast Lawrence along U.S. Highway 59.

Major damage was reported in Linwood and Pleasant Grove, while other tornadoes were reported in Beloit, Bonner Springs, Collier, Eudora, Russell, and Tipton.

Other local counties already included on the state disaster declaration are Doniphan, Jefferson, Marshall, and Pottawatomie.

The declaration follows this spring’s severe weather which has also included flooding.