( CNN ) -- One person was killed and at least 20 homes destroyed after a weekend tornado that struck a town in eastern Kansas , state officials said . The storm also damaged another 200 homes around Reading , about 100 miles southwest of Kansas City , said Sharon Watson of the Kansas Division of Emergency Management . She said the agency received a report of a tornado touching down at 9:15 p.m. Saturday . Strong line of storms pummels Midwest ; Missouri hard-hit . The agency said five others were injured in addition to the fatality , and power was knocked out to much of the town of about 250 . Kansas Gov . Sam Brownback issued a disaster declaration for 16 counties on Sunday , a step toward getting state and federal aid for the affected areas . `` Our thoughts and prayers are with the family of the victim and everyone impacted by this storm , '' Brownback said in a statement issuing the declaration . The National Weather Service said the storm was caused by an EF-1 tornado , which packs winds of 86-110 mph . It was among several storms that hit the area between 6 p.m. to midnight Saturday , authorities said . `` The first significant calls of damage came in about 6:30 p.m. local in Shawnee County , '' Watson said . `` There was significant damage caused by large hail , which broke windows and broke tree limbs . '' In Jefferson County , a mobile home was destroyed and an elderly couple was trapped inside , Watson said . She said first responders cleared the debris and rescued the couple , who was not hurt . CNN 's Leslie Tripp contributed to this report .
A tornado killed 1 person and destroys 20 homes in Reading , Kansas . Score: 6 The National Weather Service classified the storm as an EF-1 tornado .