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Confirmed tornado blows debris near Truman Sports Complex in Kansas City

Confirmed tornado blows debris near Truman Sports Complex in Kansas City
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    TO BONNER SPRINGS. 16 MINUTES. NOW LET’S GET TO CHIEF METEOROLOGIST BRIAN BUSBY. AND BRIAN, YOU HAVE SOME NEW VIDEO TO SHOW US OF DEBRIS FLYING DURING ONE OF THE TORNADO WARNINGS TODAY. VERY TRUE. WE HAD THREE METEOROLOGISTS AT ONE TIME. NICK IS FINALLY GOING HOME. BRITTANY AND I ARE HERE AND EARLIER, PART OF THE REASON WHY WE’RE ON CONTINUOUSLY IS BECAUSE OF THE TORNADO WARNING AND VIDEO. LIKE WHAT YOU SEE HERE. JUST SOME OF THE DEBRIS THAT WAS OUT THERE. THIS IS VERY CLOSE TO THE STADIUMS THAT WE SAW, AND THIS WAS WHAT WE SAW ON THE RADAR AS A CONFIRMED IT WAS A TORNADO WARNING. AND THEN THEY STARTED FLASHING ON OUR SCOPE. AND THAT GIVES US AN INDICATION THAT IS A CONFIRMED TORNADO. AND THAT MEANS ONE THAT WAS ACTUALLY ON THE GROUND AND ACTUALLY DID DECIDE TO TOUCH DOWN. SO YEAH, THAT’S THE ONLY REPORT THAT WE’VE SEEN THUS FAR. BUT I THINK IT BUSTS THE MYTH WHEN PEOPLE SAY TORNADOES STAY MAINLY IN THE COUNTRY. I’D SAY THAT THE THE SPORTS COMPLEX IS PRETTY CLOSE TO A MAJOR URBAN AREA.
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    Updated: 4:48 PM CDT Jun 3, 2025
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    Confirmed tornado blows debris near Truman Sports Complex in Kansas City
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    Updated: 4:48 PM CDT Jun 3, 2025
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    A confirmed tornado sent debris into the air near the Truman Sports Complex in Kansas City, Missouri, Tuesday afternoon.That tornado-warned storm skirted along the edge of the city limits of Raytown and Kansas City Tuesday afternoon, bringing down power lines and tree limbs.That same storm overturned a semi-truck on Interstate 435 near Raytown Road. So far no injuries have been reported.

    A confirmed tornado sent debris into the air near the Truman Sports Complex in Kansas City, Missouri, Tuesday afternoon.

    That tornado-warned storm skirted along the edge of the city limits of Raytown and Kansas City Tuesday afternoon, bringing down power lines and tree limbs.

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    That same storm overturned a semi-truck on Interstate 435 near Raytown Road.

    Photo of semi-truck overturned onto vehicles on I-435 during Tuesday storm
    Hearst OwnedULocal / Marcie Gragg

    So far no injuries have been reported.