Storm Events Database

Storm Events Database

Event Details:

Event Tornado
-- Scale EF3
-- Length 7.1 Miles
-- Width 2110 Yards
State KANSAS
County/Area STAFFORD
WFO DDC
Report Source NWS Storm Survey
NCEI Data Source CSV
Begin Date 2007-05-04 22:08 CST-6
Begin Location 10S MACKSVILLE
Begin Lat/Lon 37.8256/-98.9641
End Date 2007-05-04 22:37 CST-6
End Location 3SSW MACKSVILLE SMITH ARP
End Lat/Lon 37.9215/-98.9949
Deaths Direct/Indirect 0/0 (fatality details below, when available...)
Injuries Direct/Indirect 1/0
Property Damage
Crop Damage
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 16 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 tornado moved out of northwest Pratt county and dissipated just south of Macksville. It did strong EF3 damage to farms, trees, machinery and vehicles. A Blazer was carried over 3/4 of a mile and was barely recognizable as a vehicle. Several dozen head of cattle were killed along with wildlife in the area. One well built home was completely swept off it's foundation.


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Event Map:

Note: The tornado track is approximate based on the beginning (B) and ending (E) locations. The actual tornado path may differ from a straight line.
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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
COLDWATER COMANCHE CO. KS 05/04/2007 20:00 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
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
ELLIS ELLIS CO. KS 05/04/2007 20:15 CST-6 Hail 0.75 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
LARNED PAWNEE CO ARP PAWNEE CO. KS 05/04/2007 20:15 CST-6 Hail 2.00 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
JOY KIOWA CO. KS 05/04/2007 20:18 CST-6 Tornado EF0 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
MULLINVILLE KIOWA CO. KS 05/04/2007 20:18 CST-6 Tornado EF0 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
GREENSBURG KIOWA CO. KS 05/04/2007 20:24 CST-6 Tornado EF0 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
GREENSBURG KIOWA CO. KS 05/04/2007 20:25 CST-6 Tornado EF0 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
ARDELL EDWARDS CO. KS 05/04/2007 20:30 CST-6 Hail 1.75 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
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
GREENSBURG ARPT KIOWA CO. KS 05/04/2007 20:55 CST-6 Tornado EF0 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
BISON RUSH CO. KS 05/04/2007 21:15 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
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
BROWNELL NESS CO. KS 05/04/2007 21:45 CST-6 Hail 0.75 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
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