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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO
123 PM CST SAT MAR 7 2026
..NWS DAMAGE SURVEY FOR 3/6/2026 TORNADO EVENT
SHAWNEE
RATING: EF0
ESTIMATED PEAK WIND: 75 MPH
PATH LENGTH /STATUTE/: 7.87 MILES
PATH WIDTH /MAXIMUM/: 50 YARDS
FATALITIES: 0
INJURIES: 0
START DATE: 03/06/2026
START TIME: 11:34 PM CST
START LOCATION: 2 ESE LAKE QUIVIRA / JOHNSON COUNTY / KS
START LAT/LON: 39.0315 / -94.7368
END DATE: 03/06/2026
END TIME: 11:45 PM CST
END LOCATION: 1 NE WESTWOOD HILLS / JACKSON COUNTY / MO
END LAT/LON: 39.0547 / -94.5943
SURVEY SUMMARY:
SHORTLY AFTER 1130 PM CST ON FRIDAY 3/6/2026, AN EF-0 TORNADO
DEVELOPED WITHIN A LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS IN NORTHERN
JOHNSON COUNTY KANSAS. THE TORNADO STARTED IN NORTHERN SHAWNEE,
KS MOVING EAST INTO PORTIONS OF MERRIAM, KS AND ALONG AND NEAR
THE I-35 CORRIDOR INTO SOUTHERN WYANDOTTE COUNTY KANSAS BEFORE
CROSSING THE STATE LINE INTO KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI SHORTLY AFTER
11:40 PM CDT. THE TORNADO ENDED SHORTLY BEFORE WESTPORT NEAR
SOUTHWEST TRAFFICWAY AROUND 11:45 PM CDT. THE MAJORITY OF DAMAGE
WAS TO TREES WITH PEAK WIND SPEED ESTIMATED AROUND 75 MPH.
EF SCALE: THE ENHANCED FUJITA SCALE CLASSIFIES TORNADOES INTO THE
FOLLOWING CATEGORIES:
EF0.....65 TO 85 MPH
EF1.....86 TO 110 MPH
EF2.....111 TO 135 MPH
EF3.....136 TO 165 MPH
EF4.....166 TO 200 MPH
EF5.....>200 MPH
NOTE:
THE INFORMATION IN THIS STATEMENT IS PRELIMINARY AND SUBJECT TO
CHANGE PENDING FINAL REVIEW OF THE EVENT AND PUBLICATION IN
NWS STORM DATA.
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