Storm Events Database

Storm Events Database

Event Details:

Event Tornado
-- Scale EF0
-- Length 0.13 Miles
-- Width 25 Yards
State KANSAS
County/Area GRANT
WFO DDC
Report Source Storm Chaser
NCEI Data Source CSV
Begin Date 2015-11-16 15:54 CST-6
Begin Location 8S ULYSSES
Begin Lat/Lon 37.46/-101.3541
End Date 2015-11-16 15:55 CST-6
End Location 8S ULYSSES
End Lat/Lon 37.4617/-101.3532
Deaths Direct/Indirect 0/0 (fatality details below, when available...)
Injuries Direct/Indirect 0/0
Property Damage 0.00K
Crop Damage 0.00K
Episode Narrative An unusually strong November severe weather episode occurred across the region. A very strong upper level low approached with with strong winds aloft. An unusually high amount of moisture and unseasonably unstable airmass were transported north into Kansas. Storms developed along a dry line but quickly moved off the dryline and became supercellular. Large, long tracked and rapidly moving tornadoes occurred along with instances of large and damaging hail.
Event Narrative This was a brief spin-up underneath the mesocyclone.


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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 0.00K 0.00K
(1K5)ELKHART MORTON CO. KS 11/16/2015 15:05 CST-6 Hail 0.75 in. 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
ROLLA MORTON CO. KS 11/16/2015 15:27 CST-6 Hail 1.00 in. 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
LAKIN WHITE ARPT KEARNY CO. KS 11/16/2015 15:28 CST-6 Hail 1.75 in. 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
DEERFIELD KEARNY CO. KS 11/16/2015 15:52 CST-6 Hail 1.00 in. 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
ULYSSES GRANT CO. KS 11/16/2015 15:54 CST-6 Tornado EF0 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
MODOC SCOTT CO. KS 11/16/2015 16:17 CST-6 Hail 1.00 in. 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
GARDEN CITY FINNEY CO. KS 11/16/2015 16:56 CST-6 Hail 0.88 in. 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
(GCK)GARDEN CITY ARPT FINNEY CO. KS 11/16/2015 17:05 CST-6 Hail 2.00 in. 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
(GCK)GARDEN CITY ARPT FINNEY CO. KS 11/16/2015 17:14 CST-6 Tornado EF0 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
LIBERAL SEWARD CO. KS 11/16/2015 17:37 CST-6 Hail 1.00 in. 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
HAYNE SEWARD CO. KS 11/16/2015 17:38 CST-6 Tornado EF3 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
WOODS STEVENS CO. KS 11/16/2015 17:45 CST-6 Hail 1.75 in. 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
ALAMOTA LANE CO. KS 11/16/2015 17:56 CST-6 Tornado EF0 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
BEELER NESS CO. KS 11/16/2015 17:59 CST-6 Tornado EF2 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
PLAINS MEADE CO. KS 11/16/2015 18:06 CST-6 Tornado EF2 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
COLLANO MEADE CO. KS 11/16/2015 18:19 CST-6 Tornado EF1 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
LAIRD NESS CO. KS 11/16/2015 18:27 CST-6 Tornado EF1 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
MONTEZUMA ARPT GRAY CO. KS 11/16/2015 18:34 CST-6 Tornado EF2 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
HAGGARD GRAY CO. KS 11/16/2015 18:42 CST-6 Hail 1.00 in. 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
HAGGARD GRAY CO. KS 11/16/2015 18:53 CST-6 Hail 1.75 in. 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
ENSIGN GRAY CO. KS 11/16/2015 18:55 CST-6 Tornado EF1 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
HOWELL FORD CO. KS 11/16/2015 19:02 CST-6 Tornado EF2 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
OGALLAH TREGO CO. KS 11/16/2015 19:06 CST-6 Tornado EF0 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
ULYSSES GRANT CO. KS 11/16/2015 19:45 CST-6 Hail 0.75 in. 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
BUTTERMILK COMANCHE CO. KS 11/16/2015 20:13 CST-6 Tornado EF1 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
VODA TREGO CO. KS 11/16/2015 20:19 CST-6 Tornado EF1 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
WILMORE COMANCHE CO. KS 11/16/2015 20:38 CST-6 Tornado EF1 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
COLDWATER COMANCHE CO. KS 11/16/2015 23:11 CST-6 Hail 1.00 in. 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
Totals: 0 0 0.00K 0.00K