Tornado Sirens Sound Off Before Chiefs' 1st-Round Draft Pick, Andy Reid Reacts to Chaos

Tornadoes hit the Central United States on Thursday evening, and their impact reached Kansas City, where the Chiefs were taking part in the first round of the NFL draft.

Per Dave Skretta of the Associated Press, people inside the Chiefs' training complex in Kansas City had to take shelter as tornado sirens blared during the draft.

Some folks didn't have to move, per Chiefs head coach Andy Reid.

"The draft room is in the middle of the building," Reid said. "It's actually one of the shelter spots."

That wasn't the case for Chiefs general manager Brett Veach, who said he likes to move around a bit on draft night. However, he had to make a quick exception.

"I don't like staying in the draft room. I like going into my office," Veach said. "He came in and said there's a tornado warning, and we all have to go into the draft room. I was like, 'There ain't anything blowing this building down. This building is like concrete.

"It was a little different," Veach said, "but we followed all the safety protocols for sure."

Per Skretta, media at the building and other staff members in the training complex had to move to hallways located in the inner part of the building away from windows.

The Chiefs made two picks on Thursday. They traded up from No. 9 to No. 6 with the Cleveland Browns to select LSU cornerback Mansoor Delane. Kansas City then selected Clemson defensive tackle Peter Woods at No. 29. Per Skretta, the sirens stopped roughly 15 minutes before the Woods pick.

The Chiefs won't have any weather concerns when they gather at headquarters on Friday, as the National Weather Service calls for a sunny and clear day with a high of 73 degrees.