Picture taken from the old Kickapoo truck plaza on U.S. 75 Highway late Tuesday afternoon/Credit: Lee French
(KMZA)--Severe storms moved through northeast Kansas late Tuesday afternoon and early evening, bringing high winds, heavy rain, hail and several confirmed tornadoes.
In Pottawatomie County, a tornado struck the town of Westmoreland, causing extensive damage, killing one person and injuring three others.
Pottawatomie County officials said the northern part of the city was the hardest hit. Officials reported 22 houses were destroyed and 13 damaged. In addition, five outbuildings were destroyed and a commercial building damaged.
The name of the individual killed was being withheld pending notification of relatives.
It was the first death from a tornado in Kansas since 2012.
A tornado also touched down in southern Nemaha County, striking a house in the Centralia area. Nemaha County Emergency Management Director Eddie Aldrine said the residents were home at the time, but escaped injury.
More storms are in the forecast Wednesday.
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