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A destroyed commercial greenhouse is seen during an aerial tour by Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly Thursday, May 30, 2019 after an EF-4 tornado tore through the countryside near Linwood, Kan. Tuesday, May 28. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)
LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) - Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly says she felt "incredibly overwhelmed" after seeing the devastation left by an EF-4 tornado from a flight tour of the Tuesday storm's path in eastern Kansas.
The Lawrence Journal-World reports that Kelly also viewed tornado damage from the ground Thursday. Kelly said the fact that there were no fatalities was amazing.
The tornado touched down south of Lawrence about 6:15 Tuesday and continued northeast for more than 31 miles before lifting in Leavenworth County. Douglas County officials said the storm injured 17 people, three of them seriously, and damaged more than 60 homes.
The tornado at its peak had wind speeds of 170 mph and was a mile wide.
A house is surrounded by wind-damaged trees on Thursday, May 30, 2019, after an EF-4 tornado tore through the countryside near Linwood, Kan., Tuesday, May 28. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)
A debris path crosses between damaged homes Thursday, May 30, 2019, after a tornado tore through the countryside near Linwood, Kan., Tuesday. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)
A destroyed commercial greenhouse is seen during an aerial tour by Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly Thursday, May 30, 2019, after a tornado tore through the countryside near Linwood, Kan., Tuesday. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)
Cleanup continues at a destroyed home Thursday, May 30, 2019 after an EF-4 tornado tore through the countryside near Eudora, Kan. Tuesday, May 28. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)
Workers repair a high-voltage transmission line Thursday, May 30, 2019 after an EF-4 tornado tore through the countryside near Lawrence, Kan. Tuesday, May 28. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)
Cleanup continues at a destroyed home Thursday, May 30, 2019 after an EF-4 tornado tore through the countryside near Lawrence, Kan. Tuesday, May 28. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)
A destroyed garage is seen during an aerial tour by Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly Thursday, May 30, 2019 after an EF-4 tornado tore through the countryside near Linwood, Kan. Tuesday, May 28. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)
Cleanup continues at a destroyed home Thursday, May 30, 2019 after an EF-4 tornado tore through the countryside near Linwood, Kan. Tuesday, May 28. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)
Flattened trees litter a field Thursday, May 30, 2019 after an EF-4 tornado tore through the countryside near Linwood, Kan. Tuesday, May 28. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)
A destroyed communications tower is seen during an aerial tour by Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly Thursday, May 30, 2019 after an EF-4 tornado tore through the countryside near Linwood, Kan. Tuesday, May 28. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)
Cleanup continues at a destroyed home Thursday, May 30, 2019 after an EF-4 tornado tore through the countryside near Linwood, Kan. Tuesday, May 28. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)
Flattened trees litter a field Thursday, May 30, 2019 after an EF-4 tornado tore through the countryside near Linwood, Kan. Tuesday, May 28. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)
A debris path crosses between damaged homes Thursday, May 30, 2019 after an EF-4 tornado tore through the countryside near Linwood, Kan. Tuesday, May 28. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)
