KC-MO Police and Fire departments have a heavy response of personnel and have set up 2 command posts to manage the numerous reports of structures damaged in the Northland.
Those locations are Northeast 77th Street and Euclid and M-291 & North Donnelly.
Hard-hit is the area around Northeast 77th and 78th Streets- where at least 3 people have been pulled from what's reported as "at least 20" damaged homes with around 5 destroyed.
Two injured persons from this area were taken to a Northland trauma center but no report of any serious injuries. A search of the area continues.
The other area is far Northeast along M-291 west & northwest of Liberty.
The KC-MO FD reports "150-200 homes damaged- most of the damage to windows- siding- roofs and most (of the damaged homes) unoccupied- ten homes partially knocked off their foundations- 1 home- unoccupied- knocked completely off" it's foundation.
One minor injury was transported by MAST-EMS- one reportedly sought medical help elsewhere.
Damage is reported to be extensive throughout Gladstone-MO but little else is known since the storm knocked out the city's Public Safety communications and has caused other unknown problems.
KC-MO Fire companies were sent around 4:45am to assist Gladstone PS checking damaged structures for possible victims and/or hazards in the "7500 block of North Woodland."
At 3:38am- a carport reportedly had fallen on "a half-dozen cars" at an apartment complex in the 6000 block of North Jefferson. No one reported injured though.
Downed trees and powerlines have slowed access to many damaged areas that are in complete darkness "between lightning flashes" a FD chief reported.
Reports are that this was a tornado have not been confirmed. Winds of up to 72 m.ph. were recorded by nearby weather stations and unofficially by spotters of up to 80 m.p.h. during the storm around 2am Friday morning.
Considerable power line- tree and other damage has been reported since late Thursday night from Lawrence- Tonganoxie and KC-KS into Riverside- Parkville- the hard-hit KC-MO Northland & Gladstone areas- including Liberty-MO..
(Updated 0450 CDT)
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