A line of powerful storms stretching from the Oklahoma border to near the Nebraska state line has left scattered damage to trees and buildings as it raced eastward across Kansas.
The National Weather Service received reports Monday afternoon and evening of thunderstorm winds blowing roofs off a barn and an out building in the southeastern town of Caney.
The violent weather system also spawned hail in much of the state. In north-central Kansas’ Ottawa County, a 2-inch-deep covering of hail slowed traffic on Kansas 81 around 5 p.m.
Jabara Airport in Wichita reported a thunderstorm gust of 67 mph shortly after 4 p.m., and emergency management officials in nearby Butler County reported a roof torn from a building and cars moved in a parking lot around the same time.