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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 |
| NCDC Data Source | CSV |
| Begin Date | 2013-05-28 16:33:00.0 CST-6 |
| Begin Location | 4NNE CULVER |
| Begin Lat/Lon | 39.0232/-97.7218 |
| End Date | 2013-05-28 16:33:00.0 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. |
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 |
