Devastating tornado rips through Kansas destroying hundreds of homes – as 40 million people across US remain under severe storm threat

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  The storm system that passed through the Central Plains will continue moving east and bring strong winds, hail, and tornadoes, to over a dozen states
• Multiple rounds of severe thunderstorms and heavy rain will hit parts of the Plains, Midwest and South well into the week
• As the storms continue to move into the Midwest it could bring tornadoes, large hail, damaging winds and localized flash flooding
• A massive tornado crashed down in Andover, Kansas, ripping through homes, and community centers as counties throughout the state issued warnings
• Videos from residents and storm chasers show the tornado’s devastation on the city, with vehicles being tossed at the local YMCA that lost part of its roof 
• Neighboring cities have dispatched emergency workers to assist Andover as police warn others to stay away
• The tornado came just days after the 31st anniversary of the deadly Andover tornadoes that killed 21  

By GINA MARTINEZ FOR DAILYMAIL.COM

Following a devastating tornado that crashed down in Andover, Kansas, 40 million Americans remain under severe storm threat as two separate weather systems move through over a dozen states. 

On Friday a devastating tornado ripped through Kansas leaving the city of Andover with extensive damage as it leveled multiple homes and damaged the Capital Federal Amphitheater and the local YMCA, which saw part of its roof collapse, KWCH reported.

At a Saturday morning press conference Andover Fire Chief Chad Russell said that so far there were no reported fatalities and only four people suffered minor injuries. 

‘We are still really concerned about those areas in the fire district that we have not…searched yet. That’s our primary objective and that’s where the crews are right now,’ Russell said. 

According to the chief, nearly 1,000 buildings were in the tornadoes path but there is still no figure on how many were hit, but that certain homes in the path of the powerful twister have been ‘wiped completely off the foundations.’ 

Andover mayor Brandon Whipple confirmed that somewhere around 50 to 100 structures were damaged in the city. 

According to poweroutage.us hours after the tornado left over 23,000 Kansas residents without power, by noon on Saturday the number dropped to 2,153 residents, as crews worked overtime to restore power.

On Saturday the storm system that passed through the Central Plains will continue moving east and will bring severe weather, including strong winds, hail, and tornadoes, to over a dozen states, CNN reported. 

Multiple rounds of severe thunderstorms and heavy rain will hit parts of the Plains, Midwest and South well into the week, the Weather Channel reported.

As the storms continue to move into the Midwest on Saturday, it could bring tornadoes, large hail, damaging winds and localized flash flooding.

‘Severe thunderstorms associated with a threat for wind damage and isolated large hail are possible on Saturday from the mid-Mississippi Valley northward into the western Great Lakes,’ the Storm Prediction Center said. 

On Sunday, severe storms will move further west, threatening parts of West Texas with large hail and wind damage and possible tornadoes.

Storms are expected to develop in eastern New Mexico and Colorado, before moving eastward into Texas and Oklahoma, the Weather Channel reported……More Here

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