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Tornado hits a Kansas town, leaving at least 1 dead and several hurt | |
By Amy Simonson, CNN | |
Updated: | |
9:22 AM EDT, Wed May 1, 2024 | |
Source: CNN | |
One person was killed and three other people were injured when a hit | |
the northeastern Kansas town of Westmoreland on Tuesday afternoon, | |
according to a Pottawatomie County spokesperson. | |
Authorities were still in the process of notifying the person’s next | |
of kin, according to spokesperson Becky Ryan, who didn’t disclose any | |
more information about the storm victim in a phone call with CNN. | |
The tornado hit Westmoreland, which has about , at about 4:50 p.m., | |
according to the National Weather Service. | |
The three injured didn’t need to be admitted to a hospital, Ryan said | |
at a news conference. | |
The tornado “took the north – you know, half of the town,” | |
Pottawatomie County Sheriff Shane Jager said. | |
Twenty-two houses were destroyed or are unlivable, and 13 other homes | |
and one business were damaged, Ryan said. Three RVs and some | |
outbuildings also were destroyed, Ryan said. | |
Damaged structures included Pottawatomie County administration | |
buildings in Westmoreland. | |
A curfew began Tuesday at 9:30 p.m., according to a news release. | |
The Kansas Highway Patrol was assisting in search efforts, the patrol | |
told CNN in an emailed release. | |
“A tornado did hit the town of Westmoreland. We have several troopers | |
in Westmoreland and others responding to the area. Currently, they are | |
assisting with house-to-house search and rescue efforts,” Technical | |
Trooper Jodi Clary said in the release. | |
and crews were working to restore power, Ryan said. | |
Westmoreland is roughly a 60-mile drive northwest of Topeka. | |
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