Storm Events Database

Storm Events Database

Event Details:

Event Tornado
-- Scale EF0
-- Length 0.17 Miles
-- Width 25 Yards
State KANSAS
County/Area WICHITA
WFO GLD
Report Source Storm Chaser
NCEI Data Source CSV
Begin Date 2016-05-21 18:05 CST-6
Begin Location 6NNE ST THERESA
Begin Lat/Lon 38.6279/-101.3972
End Date 2016-05-21 18:06 CST-6
End Location 6NNE ST THERESA
End Lat/Lon 38.6296/-101.3949
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 Late in the afternoon through the evening a slow moving group of severe storms moved through part of Northwest Kansas underneath an upper level disturbance. This setup was favorable for the development of four weak, short-lived tornadoes in Wichita county. Since the tornadoes remained in open country no damage was reported with them. Large hail was very common with these storms. The largest hail size was 4.25 inches in diameter reported in south central Logan County. The prolonged heavy rainfall from the storms led to flash flooding along the Highway 25 corridor in northern Wichita and southern Logan counties.
Event Narrative The video of this tornado from storm chasers shows the tornado lasting less than a minute. The tornado occurred northeast of the CR F and CR 10 intersection. The tornadic circulation on radar indicates the tornado moved northeast during its lifetime. No damage was reported with this tornado since it remained over an open field.


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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
ST THERESA WICHITA CO. KS 05/21/2016 17:00 CST-6 Hail 1.50 in. 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
ST THERESA WICHITA CO. KS 05/21/2016 17:16 CST-6 Hail 2.00 in. 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
RUSSELL SPGS LOGAN CO. KS 05/21/2016 17:22 CST-6 Hail 0.88 in. 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
MC ALLASTER LOGAN CO. KS 05/21/2016 17:25 CST-6 Hail 0.88 in. 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
ST THERESA WICHITA CO. KS 05/21/2016 17:54 CST-6 Hail 2.00 in. 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
ST THERESA WICHITA CO. KS 05/21/2016 17:55 CST-6 Hail 2.50 in. 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
ST THERESA WICHITA CO. KS 05/21/2016 18:05 CST-6 Tornado EF0 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
ST THERESA WICHITA CO. KS 05/21/2016 18:10 CST-6 Flash Flood 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
ST THERESA WICHITA CO. KS 05/21/2016 18:13 CST-6 Tornado EF0 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
ST THERESA WICHITA CO. KS 05/21/2016 18:15 CST-6 Hail 2.00 in. 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
ST THERESA WICHITA CO. KS 05/21/2016 18:21 CST-6 Tornado EF0 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
RUSSELL SPGS LOGAN CO. KS 05/21/2016 18:50 CST-6 Flash Flood 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
RUSSELL SPGS LOGAN CO. KS 05/21/2016 19:12 CST-6 Hail 1.00 in. 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
ST THERESA WICHITA CO. KS 05/21/2016 19:15 CST-6 Tornado EF0 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
ST THERESA WICHITA CO. KS 05/21/2016 19:58 CST-6 Hail 1.75 in. 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
RUSSELL SPGS LOGAN CO. KS 05/21/2016 20:05 CST-6 Hail 4.25 in. 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
BREWSTER THOMAS CO. KS 05/21/2016 22:00 CST-6 Hail 1.00 in. 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
Totals: 0 0 0.00K 0.00K