1 dead, 3 injured in Kansas tornado on fifth day of vortex outbreak

One person died and three others sustained minor injuries when a tornado touched down in Westmoreland, Kansas, on Tuesday afternoon, officials said.

One person died and three others sustained minor injuries when a tornado touched down in Westmoreland, Kansas, on Tuesday afternoon, officials said.

The tornado, one of nearly 200 reported in the Plains and the Midwest since Friday, was reported at 4:40 p.m., Pottawatomie County officials said in a statement.

The identity of the person who died was being withhold until the family can be notified, Sheriff Shane Jager said at a news conference.

The injured did not require hospitalization, county spokesperson Becky Ryan said at the news conference. First responders were still conducting a grid search of the area to determine whether anyone else was killed or injured, she said.

Twenty-two homes in Westmoreland — about 55 miles west of Topeka — have been determined to be uninhabitable, 13 others sustained damage, one commercial building was damaged, and five outbuildings, such as sheds and detached garages, were destroyed, Ryan said.

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