LEE’S SUMMIT, Mo. (AP) — A tornado has touched down in suburban Kansas City, but there are no immediate reports of injuries. Julie Adolphson, meteorologist in charge of the National Weather Service in Pleasant Hill, Missouri, said the tornado first touched down near Unity Village’s 1,200-acre campus in Lee’s Summit before 7 p.m.
She says there are indications of damage, but so far no reports of injuries. Unity Village is the site of Unity World headquarters.
Another likely tornado hit just southwest of Pleasant Hill. The storm also brought 2 to 4 inches of rain.
Adolphson says crews would conduct damage assessments Thursday.
A dispatcher for the Jackson County Sheriff’s also says there have been no immediate reports of injuries.