{"id":602672,"date":"2026-04-14T04:22:10","date_gmt":"2026-04-14T04:22:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/602672\/"},"modified":"2026-04-14T04:22:10","modified_gmt":"2026-04-14T04:22:10","slug":"reports-of-damage-power-outages-in-ottawa-as-tornado-hits-city","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/602672\/","title":{"rendered":"Reports of damage, power outages in Ottawa as tornado hits city"},"content":{"rendered":"

KANSAS CITY, Mo. \u2014 A tornado hit Ottawa Monday evening, leading to thousands without power and reports of damage in the city.<\/p>\n

At around 7:45 p.m., the National Weather Service said a tornado was on the ground near W. 15th Street and S. Eisenhower Avenue in Ottawa.<\/p>\n

About 25 minutes later, the NWS reported damage on Main Street between 15th and 23rd streets in the city, including downed trees, wall and roof damage to a hotel, roof damage and a wall down at a gas station, and the roof removed from a Daylight Donuts.<\/p>\n

The Ottawa Police Department says 15th to 19th streets have “heavy damage,” but no injuries have been reported.<\/p>\n

3,834 residents have no power<\/a> as of 7:09 p.m., according to Evergy’s outage map.<\/p>\n

Ottawa Chief of Police Adam Weingartner provided an update on the impact of Monday’s storm to KSHB 41’s Ryan Gamboa. Watch Adam’s comments in the video player below.<\/p>\n

Ottawa Chief of Police Adam Weingartner provides update on storm impact<\/p>\n

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KSHB 41’s Lily O’Shea Becker was able to take a couple of pictures of storm damage in Ottawa Monday.<\/p>\n

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KSHB 41 is continuing to monitor reports of damage and power outages in Ottawa and near Hillsdale Lake in Kansas following tonight’s storms. You can watch our coverage live in the video player below. <\/p>\n

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