Storm Events Database

Storm Events Database

Event Details:

Event Tornado
-- Scale EF0
-- Length 1.81 Miles
-- Width 50 Yards
State KANSAS
County/Area SHAWNEE
WFO TOP
Report Source NWS Storm Survey
NCEI Data Source CSV
Begin Date 2016-05-26 15:06 CST-6
Begin Location 1SE SILVER LAKE
Begin Lat/Lon 39.0938/-95.8586
End Date 2016-05-26 15:09 CST-6
End Location 1WSW KIRO
End Lat/Lon 39.0952/-95.8249
Deaths Direct/Indirect 0/0 (fatality details below, when available...)
Injuries Direct/Indirect 0/0
Property Damage
Crop Damage
Episode Narrative Another round of severe thunderstorms brought more pain and hardship to the area in the form of large hail, damaging winds, flooding rains and 3 more tornadoes. The strongest tornado hit Wamego and areas just north of Wamego but thankfully it was a weak tornado producing EF1 damage north of the city and EF0 damage in the town. A second brief tornado was caught on video just southwest of Rossville while a third tornado did damage to Silver Lake. Both the Rossville and Silver Lake tornadoes were embedded in a bow echo so their damage occurred within a larger area of 60-80 mph wind and associated damage.
Event Narrative Small tornado was apparently embedded within a bow echo that moved across Silver Lake. The straight line winds associated with the bow echo produced more widespread damage both north and south of highway 24 where several irrigation pivots were overturned. A more concentrated area of tree and minor structural damage occurred south of highway 24 beginning in southwest parts of Silver Lake and continuing ENE for approximately 1.5 miles. One outbuilding was severely damaged where appeared the wind entered on the southwest side and contributed to the failure of the structure.


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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 2 0.00K 0.00K
WILLIAMSTOWN JEFFERSON CO. KS 05/26/2016 07:27 CST-6 Hail 2.75 in. 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
BUCK CREEK JEFFERSON CO. KS 05/26/2016 07:32 CST-6 Hail 1.50 in. 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
OSKALOOSA JEFFERSON CO. KS 05/26/2016 08:02 CST-6 Hail 1.00 in. 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
LAWRENCE DOUGLAS CO. KS 05/26/2016 08:22 CST-6 Hail 0.88 in. 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
ZEANDALE RILEY CO. KS 05/26/2016 13:03 CST-6 Tornado EF0 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
NAVARRE DICKINSON CO. KS 05/26/2016 13:15 CST-6 Hail 1.00 in. 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
WAMEGO POTTAWATOMIE CO. KS 05/26/2016 13:20 CST-6 Tornado EF1 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
ABILENE WRIGHT ARPK DICKINSON CO. KS 05/26/2016 13:24 CST-6 Hail 1.00 in. 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
TOPEKA SHAWNEE CO. KS 05/26/2016 13:25 CST-6 Hail 1.75 in. 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
MERIDEN JEFFERSON CO. KS 05/26/2016 13:35 CST-6 Thunderstorm Wind 78 kts. EG 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
(TOP)BILLARD ARPT TO SHAWNEE CO. KS 05/26/2016 13:40 CST-6 Hail 0.88 in. 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
MERIDEN JEFFERSON CO. KS 05/26/2016 13:43 CST-6 Hail 2.75 in. 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
MERIDEN JEFFERSON CO. KS 05/26/2016 13:45 CST-6 Hail 2.75 in. 0 2 0.00K 0.00K
HOYT JACKSON CO. KS 05/26/2016 13:48 CST-6 Hail 1.75 in. 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
BRANT GEARY CO. KS 05/26/2016 14:00 CST-6 Thunderstorm Wind 61 kts. EG 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
MC LOUTH JEFFERSON CO. KS 05/26/2016 14:08 CST-6 Thunderstorm Wind 61 kts. EG 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
MC LOUTH JEFFERSON CO. KS 05/26/2016 14:10 CST-6 Thunderstorm Wind 61 kts. EG 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
CLAY (ZONE) CLAY (ZONE) KS 05/26/2016 14:35 CST-6 High Wind 52 kts. EG 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
ALLENDORPH WABAUNSEE CO. KS 05/26/2016 14:48 CST-6 Thunderstorm Wind 52 kts. EG 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
KEENE WABAUNSEE CO. KS 05/26/2016 14:54 CST-6 Thunderstorm Wind 52 kts. EG 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
ROSSVILLE SHAWNEE CO. KS 05/26/2016 15:00 CST-6 Tornado EF0 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
SILVER LAKE SHAWNEE CO. KS 05/26/2016 15:04 CST-6 Thunderstorm Wind 70 kts. EG 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
SILVER LAKE SHAWNEE CO. KS 05/26/2016 15:06 CST-6 Tornado EF0 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
TOPEKA SHAWNEE CO. KS 05/26/2016 15:15 CST-6 Thunderstorm Wind 61 kts. EG 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
PERRY JEFFERSON CO. KS 05/26/2016 15:40 CST-6 Thunderstorm Wind 61 kts. EG 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
CLINTON DOUGLAS CO. KS 05/26/2016 15:45 CST-6 Thunderstorm Wind 52 kts. EG 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
LAKE VIEW DOUGLAS CO. KS 05/26/2016 15:45 CST-6 Thunderstorm Wind 52 kts. EG 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
LAKE VIEW DOUGLAS CO. KS 05/26/2016 15:47 CST-6 Thunderstorm Wind 61 kts. EG 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
LAKE VIEW DOUGLAS CO. KS 05/26/2016 15:48 CST-6 Thunderstorm Wind 61 kts. EG 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
PERRY JEFFERSON CO. KS 05/26/2016 15:49 CST-6 Thunderstorm Wind 52 kts. EG 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
LAWRENCE DOUGLAS CO. KS 05/26/2016 15:50 CST-6 Thunderstorm Wind 70 kts. EG 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
LAWRENCE ARPT DOUGLAS CO. KS 05/26/2016 15:52 CST-6 Thunderstorm Wind 53 kts. MG 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
LAWRENCE ARPT DOUGLAS CO. KS 05/26/2016 15:54 CST-6 Thunderstorm Wind 59 kts. MG 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
LAWRENCE DOUGLAS CO. KS 05/26/2016 16:02 CST-6 Thunderstorm Wind 61 kts. EG 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
EMPORIA LYON CO. KS 05/26/2016 16:27 CST-6 Hail 1.00 in. 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
READING LYON CO. KS 05/26/2016 16:44 CST-6 Hail 0.75 in. 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
HERINGTON DICKINSON CO. KS 05/26/2016 18:18 CST-6 Flash Flood 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
WATSON SHAWNEE CO. KS 05/26/2016 19:27 CST-6 Flash Flood 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
EMPORIA LYON CO. KS 05/26/2016 19:41 CST-6 Flash Flood 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
WILLIAMSTOWN JEFFERSON CO. KS 05/26/2016 20:00 CST-6 Flash Flood 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
LAKE VIEW DOUGLAS CO. KS 05/26/2016 21:00 CST-6 Flash Flood 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
MELVERN OSAGE CO. KS 05/26/2016 21:31 CST-6 Flash Flood 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
LOMAX OSAGE CO. KS 05/26/2016 21:32 CST-6 Flash Flood 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
GRANTVILLE JEFFERSON CO. KS 05/26/2016 23:30 CST-6 Flash Flood 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
Totals: 0 2 0.00K 0.00K