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Tornado damage surveyed in northeast Kansas counties

(KMZA)--Staff from the National Weather Service surveyed tornado damage Tuesday from storms that moved through northeast Kansas Monday afternoon and evening.

According to a preliminary report, an EF-1 tornado with estimated wind speeds up to 95 miles an hour touched down shortly after 4:45 Monday afternoon about four miles east of Bern in Nemaha County. The tornado traveled northeast for more than two-and-a-half miles. Damage included a barn losing parts of its roof and wall, a small barn being destroyed, and debris carried about a quarter mile.

Shortly before 5:30 p.m., another EF-1 tornado with estimated winds up to 95 miles an hour touched down about one mile east of Blue Rapids in Marshall County. The tornado traveled northwest for about 12 miles. It destroyed several grain bins and snapped large tree limbs and some tree trunks.

Then, shortly after 7:15 p.m., an EF-1 tornado with estimated winds up to 100 miles an hour touched down three miles southeast of Circleville in Jackson County. The tornado traveled northeast about eight miles. Damage included a destroyed barn and outbuilding, several large tree branches broken along its path, and windows blown out on the south-facing porch of a structure.

No injuries were reported.

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