Storm Events Database

Storm Events Database

Event Details:

Event Tornado
-- Scale F0
-- Length 1 Miles
-- Width 50 Yards
State KANSAS
County/Area BROWN
WFO TOP
Report Source NWS STORM SURVEY
NCEI Data Source PDS
Begin Date 2006-04-15 17:40 CST
Begin Location 2NW HORTON
Begin Lat/Lon 39.68333/-95.56667
End Date 2006-04-15 17:43 CST
End Location 2NW HORTON
End Lat/Lon 39.7/-95.55
Deaths Direct/Indirect 0/0 (fatality details below, when available...)
Injuries Direct/Indirect 0/0
Property Damage 100K
Crop Damage
Event Narrative This brief tornado touched down at 5:40pm cst 2 miles NW of Horton in Brown County and was on the ground for 1 mile before lifting 2.5 miles NNW of Horton at 5:43pm cst. It had a path width of 50 yards. The tornado destroyed 2 outbuildings, and caused minor damage to trees and a home along its 1 mile long path, with the damage estimated at $100,000. It was spawned from a supercell thunderstorm.


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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: 0 0 275.00K 0.00K
MAYETTA JACKSON CO. KS 04/15/2006 17:30 CST Hail 0.88 in. 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
NETAWAKA JACKSON CO. KS 04/15/2006 17:30 CST Thunderstorm Wind 61 kts. EG 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
HORTON BROWN CO. KS 04/15/2006 17:40 CST Tornado F0 0 0 100.00K 0.00K
MAYETTA JACKSON CO. KS 04/15/2006 17:40 CST Hail 1.00 in. 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
TOPEKA SHAWNEE CO. KS 04/15/2006 17:40 CST Hail 1.25 in. 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
WILLIS BROWN CO. KS 04/15/2006 17:44 CST Tornado F1 0 0 150.00K 0.00K
AUBURN SHAWNEE CO. KS 04/15/2006 17:45 CST Hail 1.50 in. 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
MERIDEN JEFFERSON CO. KS 04/15/2006 17:49 CST Hail 0.88 in. 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
ROBINSON BROWN CO. KS 04/15/2006 17:52 CST Tornado F0 0 0 25.00K 0.00K
ROBINSON BROWN CO. KS 04/15/2006 17:53 CST Hail 1.00 in. 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
TOPEKA SHAWNEE CO. KS 04/15/2006 17:53 CST Hail 1.50 in. 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
TOPEKA SHAWNEE CO. KS 04/15/2006 17:55 CST Hail 1.75 in. 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
TOPEKA SHAWNEE CO. KS 04/15/2006 17:55 CST Hail 1.50 in. 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
EVEREST BROWN CO. KS 04/15/2006 17:57 CST Thunderstorm Wind 70 kts. EG 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
ROBINSON BROWN CO. KS 04/15/2006 17:57 CST Thunderstorm Wind 70 kts. EG 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
VALLEY FALLS JEFFERSON CO. KS 04/15/2006 17:57 CST Hail 0.88 in. 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
TOPEKA SHAWNEE CO. KS 04/15/2006 17:59 CST Hail 1.75 in. 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
TOPEKA SHAWNEE CO. KS 04/15/2006 18:13 CST Hail 0.75 in. 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
GRANTVILLE JEFFERSON CO. KS 04/15/2006 18:20 CST Thunderstorm Wind 52 kts. EG 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
RICHLAND SHAWNEE CO. KS 04/15/2006 18:30 CST Hail 1.00 in. 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
TOPEKA SHAWNEE CO. KS 04/15/2006 18:39 CST Hail 0.88 in. 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
LAWRENCE DOUGLAS CO. KS 04/15/2006 18:44 CST Hail 1.25 in. 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
PERRY JEFFERSON CO. KS 04/15/2006 18:55 CST Hail 1.00 in. 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
PERRY JEFFERSON CO. KS 04/15/2006 18:58 CST Hail 0.88 in. 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
EUDORA DOUGLAS CO. KS 04/15/2006 20:18 CST Hail 0.88 in. 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
Totals: 0 0 275.00K 0.00K