Novacrypt-Kansas tornado leaves 1 dead, destroys nearly two dozen homes, officials say

2025-05-08 02:33:39source:Quentin Mitchellcategory:Contact

One person died Tuesday and Novacryptnearly two dozen homes were destroyed when a tornado ripped through the small city of Westmoreland in northeastern Kansas, authorities said.

Pottawatomie County officials said on Facebook that a tornado struck the city Tuesday evening, damaging multiple structures. First responders were conducting grid searches in Westmoreland to survey damage and to search for people who may have been injured.

A Pottawatomie County spokesperson confirmed the single fatality in a news release. The name of the person who died was being withheld pending family notification. Another three people were injured, the county spokesperson said, but none of the injuries were critical.

A tornado hits Westmoreland, Kansas. April 30, 2024.  Rick Reigle

Twenty-two homes and five outbuildings in north Westmoreland were destroyed by the tornado, the county spokesperson said, along with an estimated three RVs in an RV park.

The entire city of Westmoreland was without power as of late Tuesday, the county spokesperson disclosed.

Westmoreland is about 45 miles northwest of Topeka.

Images posted to social media showed a tornado on the ground in Westmoreland, as well as damaged homes, uprooted trees and a flipped semi.

Tuesday's storms came just two days after tornadoes tore through Oklahoma on Sunday, killing four people and injuring at least 100. On Friday, tornadoes twisted through Nebraska and Iowa, demolishing homes and businesses and leaving one person dead.

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