Damage Survey PNS (Max: EF0) from KEAX

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Max EF Rating Below: (EF0)

Count by Rating:

EF-0 ⇒ 1

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NOUS43 KEAX 071923
PNSEAX
KSZ025-057-060-102>105-MOZ001>008-011>017-020>025-028>033-037>040-
043>046-053-054-081930-

Public Information Statement
National Weather Service Kansas City/Pleasant Hill MO
123 PM CST Sat Mar 7 2026

...NWS Damage Survey for 3/6/2026 Tornado Event...

.Shawnee...

Rating:                 EF0
Estimated Peak Wind:    75 mph
Path Length /statute/:  7.87 miles
Path Width /maximum/:   50 yards
Fatalities:             0
Injuries:               0

Start Date:             03/06/2026
Start Time:             11:34 PM CST
Start Location:         2 ESE Lake Quivira / Johnson County / KS
Start Lat/Lon:          39.0315 / -94.7368

End Date:               03/06/2026
End Time:               11:45 PM CST
End Location:           1 NE Westwood Hills / Jackson County / MO
End Lat/Lon:            39.0547 / -94.5943

Survey Summary:
Shortly after 1130 PM CST on Friday 3/6/2026, an EF-0 tornado
developed within a line of severe thunderstorms in northern
Johnson County Kansas. The tornado started in northern Shawnee,
KS moving east into portions of Merriam, KS and along and near
the I-35 Corridor into Southern Wyandotte County Kansas before
crossing the State Line into Kansas City, Missouri shortly after
11:40 PM CDT. The tornado ended shortly before Westport near
Southwest Trafficway around 11:45 PM CDT. The majority of damage
was to trees with peak wind speed estimated around 75 MPH. 

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EF Scale: The Enhanced Fujita Scale classifies tornadoes into the
following categories:

EF0.....65 to 85 mph
EF1.....86 to 110 mph
EF2.....111 to 135 mph
EF3.....136 to 165 mph
EF4.....166 to 200 mph
EF5.....>200 mph

NOTE:
The information in this statement is preliminary and subject to
change pending final review of the event and publication in
NWS Storm Data.


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