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Event Details:
Event | Tornado |
-- Scale | EF0 |
-- Length | 0.01 Miles |
-- Width | 25 Yards |
State | KANSAS |
County/Area | OTTAWA |
WFO | TOP |
Report Source | Broadcast Media |
NCEI Data Source | CSV |
Begin Date | 2013-05-28 16:33 CST-6 |
Begin Location | 4NNE CULVER |
Begin Lat/Lon | 39.0232/-97.7218 |
End Date | 2013-05-28 16:33 CST-6 |
End Location | 4NNE CULVER |
End Lat/Lon | 39.0232/-97.7218 |
Deaths Direct/Indirect | 0/0 (fatality details below, when available...) |
Injuries Direct/Indirect | 0/0 |
Property Damage | |
Crop Damage | |
Episode Narrative | Supercell Thunderstorms developed along a stationary boundary and produced large tornadoes during the afternoon and evening of May 28th 2013. 2 tornadoes occurred in Nemaha county Kansas and at least 1 violent long lived tornado occurred in Ottawa County Kansas. Amazingly no serious injuries and no fatalities were reported. Later that night slow moving storms dumped 5 to 10 inches of rain across parts of Brown and Nemaha counties in Kansas. |
Event Narrative | Video shows a brief rope tornado touch down around 533pm CDT nearly 12 minutes prior to the main violent tornado touch down. |
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.All events for this episode:
Location | County/Zone | St. | Date | Time | T.Z. | Type | Mag | Dth | Inj | PrD | CrD |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Totals: | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |||||||
HARRIS | ANDERSON CO. | KS | 05/28/2013 | 11:22 | CST-6 | Hail | 0.88 in. | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
CENTRALIA | NEMAHA CO. | KS | 05/28/2013 | 14:35 | CST-6 | Hail | 1.50 in. | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
CENTRALIA | NEMAHA CO. | KS | 05/28/2013 | 15:05 | CST-6 | Hail | 2.50 in. | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
CENTRALIA | NEMAHA CO. | KS | 05/28/2013 | 15:16 | CST-6 | Tornado | EF3 | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
CORNING | NEMAHA CO. | KS | 05/28/2013 | 15:20 | CST-6 | Tornado | EF1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
KELLY | NEMAHA CO. | KS | 05/28/2013 | 15:20 | CST-6 | Hail | 4.00 in. | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
ONEIDA | NEMAHA CO. | KS | 05/28/2013 | 15:37 | CST-6 | Hail | 1.00 in. | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
CORNING | NEMAHA CO. | KS | 05/28/2013 | 15:45 | CST-6 | Tornado | EF1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
LINDSEY | OTTAWA CO. | KS | 05/28/2013 | 16:30 | CST-6 | Hail | 3.50 in. | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
LINDSEY | OTTAWA CO. | KS | 05/28/2013 | 16:32 | CST-6 | Hail | 1.75 in. | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
CULVER | OTTAWA CO. | KS | 05/28/2013 | 16:33 | CST-6 | Tornado | EF0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
LINDSEY | OTTAWA CO. | KS | 05/28/2013 | 16:36 | CST-6 | Hail | 1.75 in. | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
LINDSEY | OTTAWA CO. | KS | 05/28/2013 | 16:45 | CST-6 | Tornado | EF3 | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
MINNEAPOLIS | OTTAWA CO. | KS | 05/28/2013 | 16:49 | CST-6 | Hail | 1.25 in. | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
MINNEAPOLIS | OTTAWA CO. | KS | 05/28/2013 | 16:53 | CST-6 | Hail | 0.88 in. | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
FRANKFORT | MARSHALL CO. | KS | 05/28/2013 | 17:11 | CST-6 | Hail | 1.50 in. | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
ST JOSEPH | CLOUD CO. | KS | 05/28/2013 | 17:14 | CST-6 | Hail | 1.00 in. | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
CLYDE | CLOUD CO. | KS | 05/28/2013 | 17:22 | CST-6 | Hail | 1.00 in. | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
KELLY | NEMAHA CO. | KS | 05/28/2013 | 17:30 | CST-6 | Flash Flood | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
BRANTFORD | WASHINGTON CO. | KS | 05/28/2013 | 17:35 | CST-6 | Hail | 1.00 in. | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
LINDSEY | OTTAWA CO. | KS | 05/28/2013 | 17:45 | CST-6 | Hail | 1.75 in. | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
MORROWVILLE | WASHINGTON CO. | KS | 05/28/2013 | 17:45 | CST-6 | Hail | 1.00 in. | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
ROBINSON | BROWN CO. | KS | 05/28/2013 | 17:45 | CST-6 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 kts. MG | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
ROBINSON | BROWN CO. | KS | 05/28/2013 | 17:45 | CST-6 | Hail | 1.00 in. | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
WINIFRED | MARSHALL CO. | KS | 05/28/2013 | 17:45 | CST-6 | Hail | 1.00 in. | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
ROBINSON | BROWN CO. | KS | 05/28/2013 | 17:54 | CST-6 | Hail | 2.00 in. | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
LINDSEY | OTTAWA CO. | KS | 05/28/2013 | 17:58 | CST-6 | Thunderstorm Wind | 56 kts. EG | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
FAIRVIEW | BROWN CO. | KS | 05/28/2013 | 18:12 | CST-6 | Hail | 0.88 in. | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
MINNEAPOLIS | OTTAWA CO. | KS | 05/28/2013 | 18:20 | CST-6 | Flash Flood | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
CULVER | OTTAWA CO. | KS | 05/28/2013 | 18:35 | CST-6 | Flash Flood | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
CLOUD (ZONE) | CLOUD (ZONE) | KS | 05/28/2013 | 18:38 | CST-6 | High Wind | 51 kts. MG | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
LINDSEY | OTTAWA CO. | KS | 05/28/2013 | 19:20 | CST-6 | Flash Flood | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
KELLY | NEMAHA CO. | KS | 05/28/2013 | 19:30 | CST-6 | Hail | 0.88 in. | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
CLOUD (ZONE) | CLOUD (ZONE) | KS | 05/28/2013 | 21:29 | CST-6 | High Wind | 51 kts. MG | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
HOLTON | JACKSON CO. | KS | 05/28/2013 | 21:45 | CST-6 | Flash Flood | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
NETAWAKA | JACKSON CO. | KS | 05/28/2013 | 21:45 | CST-6 | Flash Flood | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
CENTRALIA | NEMAHA CO. | KS | 05/29/2013 | 01:05 | CST-6 | Flash Flood | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
HOLTON | JACKSON CO. | KS | 05/29/2013 | 01:05 | CST-6 | Flood | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
MERCIER | BROWN CO. | KS | 05/29/2013 | 01:05 | CST-6 | Flood | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
ROBINSON | BROWN CO. | KS | 05/29/2013 | 01:05 | CST-6 | Flood | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
SENECA | NEMAHA CO. | KS | 05/29/2013 | 01:05 | CST-6 | Flash Flood | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
ROBINSON | BROWN CO. | KS | 05/29/2013 | 01:27 | CST-6 | Flood | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
CULVER | OTTAWA CO. | KS | 05/29/2013 | 15:45 | CST-6 | Thunderstorm Wind | 52 kts. EG | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
LAMAR | OTTAWA CO. | KS | 05/29/2013 | 16:00 | CST-6 | Thunderstorm Wind | 52 kts. EG | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
Totals: | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |