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Event Details:
| Event | Tornado |
| -- Scale | EF1 |
| -- Length | 4.27 Miles |
| -- Width | 1200 Yards |
| State | KANSAS |
| County/Area | SEWARD |
| WFO | DDC |
| Report Source | NWS Storm Survey |
| NCEI Data Source | CSV |
| Begin Date | 2015-05-24 20:37 CST-6 |
| Begin Location | 2NNE KISMET |
| Begin Lat/Lon | 37.2318/-100.6849 |
| End Date | 2015-05-24 20:49 CST-6 |
| End Location | 6NE KISMET |
| End Lat/Lon | 37.2618/-100.617 |
| Deaths Direct/Indirect | 0/0 (fatality details below, when available...) |
| Injuries Direct/Indirect | 0/0 |
| Property Damage | 250.00K |
| Crop Damage | |
| Episode Narrative | A strong short wave trough lifting out of the Rockies combined with an atmosphere that was recovering from earlier thunderstorms. There likely was mesoscale interactions with old outflow boundaries. Tornadoes formed along a warm front lifting north. Many storm spotters and chasers were unable to see the tornadoes due to the proximately to dense fog on the cold side of the front. Those that did observe the tornadoes were astonished at the apparent width and magnitude of the tornadoes. However, it appears that the condensation part of the tornadoes were exceptionally large due to the cold and moist airmass being entrained into them. They appeared to be much stronger than they actually were, likely because of the amount of condensation and associated very low cloud bases. |
| Event Narrative | This tornado appeared much stronger and wider than it actually was due to very low cloud bases. Irrigation pivots were damaged. The tornado moved into Meade county at 20:49 LST. |
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 | 1.000M | 0.00K | |||||||
| COOLIDGE | HAMILTON CO. | KS | 05/24/2015 | 17:28 | MST-7 | Hail | 0.75 in. | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| COOLIDGE | HAMILTON CO. | KS | 05/24/2015 | 17:29 | MST-7 | Hail | 0.75 in. | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| COOLIDGE | HAMILTON CO. | KS | 05/24/2015 | 17:29 | MST-7 | Hail | 0.75 in. | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| MEDWAY | HAMILTON CO. | KS | 05/24/2015 | 17:45 | MST-7 | Hail | 0.75 in. | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| MANTER | STANTON CO. | KS | 05/24/2015 | 19:07 | CST-6 | Hail | 1.75 in. | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| (LBL)LIBERAL ARPT | SEWARD CO. | KS | 05/24/2015 | 19:09 | CST-6 | Hail | 1.50 in. | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| LIBERAL | SEWARD CO. | KS | 05/24/2015 | 19:20 | CST-6 | Hail | 1.75 in. | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| LIBERAL | SEWARD CO. | KS | 05/24/2015 | 19:33 | CST-6 | Hail | 3.00 in. | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| LIBERAL | SEWARD CO. | KS | 05/24/2015 | 19:33 | CST-6 | Hail | 0.88 in. | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| LIBERAL | SEWARD CO. | KS | 05/24/2015 | 19:39 | CST-6 | Hail | 1.25 in. | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| STANTON CO ARPT | STANTON CO. | KS | 05/24/2015 | 19:42 | CST-6 | Hail | 0.75 in. | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| BIG BOW | STANTON CO. | KS | 05/24/2015 | 19:58 | CST-6 | Hail | 1.00 in. | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| KISMET | SEWARD CO. | KS | 05/24/2015 | 20:04 | CST-6 | Hail | 0.88 in. | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| KISMET | SEWARD CO. | KS | 05/24/2015 | 20:12 | CST-6 | Hail | 1.25 in. | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| STANO STATION | GRANT CO. | KS | 05/24/2015 | 20:12 | CST-6 | Hail | 1.00 in. | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| STANO STATION | GRANT CO. | KS | 05/24/2015 | 20:27 | CST-6 | Hail | 1.00 in. | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| KISMET | SEWARD CO. | KS | 05/24/2015 | 20:28 | CST-6 | Funnel Cloud | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| KISMET | SEWARD CO. | KS | 05/24/2015 | 20:29 | CST-6 | Funnel Cloud | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| KISMET | SEWARD CO. | KS | 05/24/2015 | 20:37 | CST-6 | Tornado | EF1 | 0 | 0 | 250.00K | 0.00K |
| HAYNE | SEWARD CO. | KS | 05/24/2015 | 20:47 | CST-6 | Tornado | EF0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| PLAINS | MEADE CO. | KS | 05/24/2015 | 20:49 | CST-6 | Tornado | EF1 | 0 | 0 | 750.00K | 0.00K |
| COLLANO | MEADE CO. | KS | 05/24/2015 | 21:06 | CST-6 | Tornado | EF0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| COLLANO | MEADE CO. | KS | 05/24/2015 | 21:20 | CST-6 | Tornado | EF0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| MISSLER | MEADE CO. | KS | 05/24/2015 | 21:47 | CST-6 | Tornado | EF1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| HAGGARD | GRAY CO. | KS | 05/24/2015 | 22:00 | CST-6 | Heavy Rain | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| MONTEZUMA ARPT | GRAY CO. | KS | 05/24/2015 | 22:06 | CST-6 | Tornado | EF1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| FOWLER | MEADE CO. | KS | 05/24/2015 | 22:26 | CST-6 | Tornado | EF2 | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| HAGGARD | GRAY CO. | KS | 05/24/2015 | 23:00 | CST-6 | Flash Flood | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| COLLANO | MEADE CO. | KS | 05/24/2015 | 23:02 | CST-6 | Heavy Rain | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| MONTEZUMA | GRAY CO. | KS | 05/24/2015 | 23:02 | CST-6 | Heavy Rain | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| HOWELL | FORD CO. | KS | 05/24/2015 | 23:03 | CST-6 | Tornado | EF1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| DODGE CITY | FORD CO. | KS | 05/24/2015 | 23:20 | CST-6 | Tornado | EF1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| HAGGARD | GRAY CO. | KS | 05/25/2015 | 00:40 | CST-6 | Hail | 1.00 in. | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| Totals: | 0 | 0 | 1.000M | 0.00K |
