Storm Events Database

Storm Events Database

Event Details

Event Tornado
-- Scale EF0
-- Length 4.2 Miles
-- Width 50 Yards
State KANSAS
County/Area CLARK
WFO DDC
Begin Date 05/04/2007 19:34:00 CST-6
Begin Range 5
Begin Azimuth E
Begin Location SITKA
Begin Lat/Lon 37.18/-99.58
End Date 05/04/2007 19:39:00 CST-6
End Range 6
End Azimuth NE
End Location SITKA
End Lat/Lon 37.25/-99.59
Deaths Direct/Indirect 0/0 (fatality details below, when available...)
Injuries Direct/Indirect 0/0
Property Damage 0.00K
Crop Damage 0.00K
Episode Narrative A destructive tornado, the first 5 rating on the new Enhanced-Fujita Scale and the first 5 classification since May 3, 1999 when an F5 tornado ripped through Moore, Oklahoma occurred on this day. There were 12 tornadoes during about a 4 hour period, one a little over 2 miles wide! Two of the tornadoes existed for over 1 hour as they churned up the ground, leveling homes and causing fatalities along their path. Miraculously, on 13 people perished, 11 in Greensburg - a miracle because over 90 percent of the town of Greensburg was literately wiped off the face of the earth.

Another round of tornadoes occurred the following day across generally the same area. Nearly 250 pivot irrigation sprinklers were damaged or destroyed during the 2 day outbreak. Due to the number of sprinklers involved and the lack of replacements, some farmers would be out of service for over 1 year.
Event Narrative This was the second of two tornadoes that were occurring simultaneously at one point. This tornado passed over range land and did not strike anything to damage.


All events for this episode:

Location County/Zone St. Date Time T.Z. Type Mag Dth Inj PrD CrD
Totals: 13 66 251.500M 0.00K
ASHLAND CLARK CO. KS 05/04/2007 18:42 CST-6 Hail 1.75 in. 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
ASHLAND CLARK CO. KS 05/04/2007 18:43 CST-6 Hail 1.75 in. 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
SITKA CLARK CO. KS 05/04/2007 18:45 CST-6 Hail 1.00 in. 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
CLARK STATE LAKE CLARK CO. KS 05/04/2007 19:03 CST-6 Hail 2.50 in. 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
MULLINVILLE KIOWA CO. KS 05/04/2007 19:10 CST-6 Hail 1.75 in. 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
BUCKLIN FORD CO. KS 05/04/2007 19:12 CST-6 Hail 1.75 in. 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
MULLINVILLE KIOWA CO. KS 05/04/2007 19:18 CST-6 Hail 1.75 in. 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
PROTECTION COMANCHE CO. KS 05/04/2007 19:30 CST-6 Hail 1.00 in. 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
SITKA CLARK CO. KS 05/04/2007 19:32 CST-6 Tornado EF0 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
SITKA CLARK CO. KS 05/04/2007 19:34 CST-6 Tornado EF0 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
PROTECTION COMANCHE CO. KS 05/04/2007 19:48 CST-6 Tornado EF0 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
SITKA CLARK CO. KS 05/04/2007 19:50 CST-6 Tornado EF1 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
FORD FORD CO. KS 05/04/2007 20:00 CST-6 Hail 1.00 in. 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
GARFIELD PAWNEE CO. KS 05/04/2007 20:00 CST-6 Hail 1.75 in. 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
COLDWATER COMANCHE CO. KS 05/04/2007 20:00 CST-6 Tornado EF1 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
WILLIAMS EDWARDS CO. KS 05/04/2007 20:01 CST-6 Hail 1.75 in. 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
MULLINVILLE KIOWA CO. KS 05/04/2007 20:03 CST-6 Tornado EF5 11 63 250.000M 0.00K
FORD FORD CO. KS 05/04/2007 20:05 CST-6 Hail 1.00 in. 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
COLDWATER COMANCHE CO. KS 05/04/2007 20:08 CST-6 Tornado EF1 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
MULLINVILLE KIOWA CO. KS 05/04/2007 20:09 CST-6 Tornado EF1 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
LARNED PAWNEE CO ARP PAWNEE CO. KS 05/04/2007 20:15 CST-6 Hail 2.00 in. 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
ELLIS ELLIS CO. KS 05/04/2007 20:15 CST-6 Hail 0.75 in. 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
RIGA TREGO CO. KS 05/04/2007 20:15 CST-6 Hail 1.00 in. 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
GARFIELD PAWNEE CO. KS 05/04/2007 20:15 CST-6 Hail 1.75 in. 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
MULLINVILLE KIOWA CO. KS 05/04/2007 20:25 CST-6 Hail 1.25 in. 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
RUSH CENTER RUSH CO. KS 05/04/2007 20:25 CST-6 Hail 1.00 in. 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
SPEARVILLE FORD CO. KS 05/04/2007 20:30 CST-6 Hail 1.00 in. 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
ARDELL EDWARDS CO. KS 05/04/2007 20:30 CST-6 Hail 1.75 in. 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
GREENSBURG KIOWA CO. KS 05/04/2007 20:34 CST-6 Tornado EF0 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
JETMORE HODGEMAN CO. KS 05/04/2007 20:45 CST-6 Hail 1.75 in. 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
JETMORE MUNI ARPT HODGEMAN CO. KS 05/04/2007 20:45 CST-6 Hail 0.88 in. 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
ROZEL PAWNEE CO. KS 05/04/2007 20:45 CST-6 Hail 2.50 in. 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
JETMORE HODGEMAN CO. KS 05/04/2007 20:53 CST-6 Hail 1.00 in. 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
GREENSBURG ARPT KIOWA CO. KS 05/04/2007 20:55 CST-6 Tornado EF1 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
ROZEL PAWNEE CO. KS 05/04/2007 21:00 CST-6 Hail 1.00 in. 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
RUSH CENTER RUSH CO. KS 05/04/2007 21:01 CST-6 Hail 1.75 in. 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
GREENSBURG ARPT KIOWA CO. KS 05/04/2007 21:03 CST-6 Tornado EF2 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
BURDETT ROZEL ARPT PAWNEE CO. KS 05/04/2007 21:10 CST-6 Hail 0.88 in. 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
GRAY HODGEMAN CO. KS 05/04/2007 21:15 CST-6 Hail 0.88 in. 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
BISON RUSH CO. KS 05/04/2007 21:15 CST-6 Hail 0.88 in. 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
BAZINE NESS CO. KS 05/04/2007 21:30 CST-6 Hail 0.88 in. 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
TROUSDALE EDWARDS CO. KS 05/04/2007 21:31 CST-6 Tornado EF3 0 1 1.500M 0.00K
WELLSFORD KIOWA CO. KS 05/04/2007 21:39 CST-6 Tornado EF1 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
BAZINE NESS CO. KS 05/04/2007 21:41 CST-6 Hail 1.00 in. 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
TROUSDALE EDWARDS CO. KS 05/04/2007 21:45 CST-6 Tornado EF1 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
BROWNELL NESS CO. KS 05/04/2007 21:45 CST-6 Hail 0.75 in. 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
HOPEWELL PRATT CO. KS 05/04/2007 21:48 CST-6 Tornado EF3 1 1 0.00K 0.00K
BROWNELL NESS CO. KS 05/04/2007 21:50 CST-6 Hail 0.75 in. 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
RIGA TREGO CO. KS 05/04/2007 22:05 CST-6 Hail 1.00 in. 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
MACKSVILLE STAFFORD CO. KS 05/04/2007 22:08 CST-6 Tornado EF3 0 1 0.00K 0.00K
MACKSVILLE STAFFORD CO. KS 05/04/2007 22:34 CST-6 Tornado EF3 1 0 0.00K 0.00K
LARNED PAWNEE CO. KS 05/04/2007 23:05 CST-6 Hail 1.00 in. 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
HUDSON STAFFORD CO. KS 05/04/2007 23:28 CST-6 Tornado EF1 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
OTIS RUSH CO. KS 05/05/2007 23:00 CST-6 Hail 0.75 in. 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
Totals: 13 66 251.500M 0.00K