MANHATTAN, Kan. – Sunday morning brought storms to the metro, causing widespread flooding and damage.
According to the Riley County Sheriff’s Department, the worst of the damage happened when the strong winds ripped a roof off an apartment complex building in the 900 block of Garden Way.
Kelly Tyson wasn't sure what it was but she says the winds were something she'd never seen before in her life.
"The wind was going this way and that way. If you looked in the front the trees were going one way and if you looked in the back they were going the other way. They were going in opposite directions it was crazy," Tyson said.
Much of the roof landed on two cars. The holes in the roof sent them out of their homes and into the rain. Red Cross put them up while workers started fixing the roof.
Two huge trees toppled on top of power lines. Powerful winds ripped out an air conditioning unit and dropping it below.
In other parts of town, trees were ripped out and limbs were scattered all over town. Several hundred Westar customers were without power for several hours.
NBC Action Weather Meteorologist Jeremy Nelson said the damage may have been caused by a series of straight line winds.
The National Weather Service issued a thunderstorm warning for the entire metro around 7:30 a.m. The warnings did not expire until an hour later.
In Kansas City, Mo., a power line fell at East 32nd Street and Broadway Avenue around 8 a.m.
High water also forced police to place a barricade at the Gardner and Chouteau intersection so drivers did not try and go through the water.
Authorities have warned people to avoid driving in high water because car engines could stall, trapping them in their car.
Sheriff’s deputies in Platte County, Mo., say a tree fell onto County Highway N, which is northeast of Farley, Mo.
Crews began clearing it away around 9 a.m.
It was not known when the roadway would reopen.
Jeremy said there are more chances of storms are possible until at least Tuesday because the Kansas City metro is located just outside a heat dome currently over the south central plains.
