Tornado outbreak damages Kansas counties with few injuries
Across Kansas on Thursday night at least seven tornadoes damaged homes and barns in 28 counties. Two Iowa residents were lightly hurt by debris in Woodson County while three eastern Kansas residents were hospitalized for injuries after a tornado hit Anderson County. No deaths were reported. National Weather Service initial tally cited seven tornadoes with multiple counties seeing damaged structures and a derailed train caused by suspected straight line winds in Chase County.
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Allen County
Iowa
Woodson County
June Reynolds
Garnett
Anderson County
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National Weather Service
Mike Akulow
Osage County
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Yates Center
Linn County
Chase County
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Kansas Highway Patrol
Thomas
Norma Guilford
Lyndon
Guilfords
Free State High School shelters tornado victims in Lawrence
After a tornado struck southwest Lawrence wrecking dozens of homes and apartments Free State High School was used as an emergency shelter Thursday night. More than 100 homeless sought help and about 25 Red Cross volunteers began disaster assessment and setup, with cash donations urged to fund food and shelter vouchers.
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Lawrence
Brad Finkelder
Douglas County
American Red Cross
Shawnee
Wyandotte
Finkelder
Red Cross
Free State
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