Tornado Outbreak - May 4, 2003

A major tornado outbreak occurred across the Kansas City area during the late afternoon and evening of May 4, 2003. Significant tornado damage has been reported in Kansas City, Kansas, as well in Gladstone and Parkville, Missouri. This was the first major tornado outbreak in the Kansas City area since May 4, 1977, when a large tornado struck the community of Pleasant Hill, MO.


Radar Images Tornado Damage Severe Weather Reports
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Media Release for Tornadoes in Miami, Cass, Johnson, and Pettis Counties

Media Release for Tornadoes in the Kansas City Metropolitan Area
Additional Information on Liberty, MO Tornado


Map showing the track of tornado reports received by the Kansas City NWS office
Zoom in on Kansas City Metro

Weather Mural


  • NOAA National Weather Service
  • Kansas City/Pleasant Hill, MO Weather Forecast Office
  • 1803 North 7 Highway
  • Pleasant Hill, MO 64080-9421
  • 816-540-6021
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  • Page last modified: 12-Dec-2005 4:28 PM UTC
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