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Event Details:
Event | Tornado |
-- Scale | EF2 |
-- Length | 3.59 Miles |
-- Width | 150 Yards |
State | KANSAS |
County/Area | GREENWOOD |
WFO | ICT |
Report Source | NWS Storm Survey |
NCEI Data Source | CSV |
Begin Date | 2016-07-07 20:41 CST-6 |
Begin Location | 1SW EUREKA ARPT |
Begin Lat/Lon | 37.8411/-96.3154 |
End Date | 2016-07-07 20:53 CST-6 |
End Location | 2E EUREKA |
End Lat/Lon | 37.8168/-96.2573 |
Deaths Direct/Indirect | 0/0 (fatality details below, when available...) |
Injuries Direct/Indirect | 0/0 |
Property Damage | 3.80M |
Crop Damage | |
Episode Narrative | A lone supercell thunderstorm developed over southeastern Chase county on the evening of July 7th, 2016. The supercell rapidly became tornadic, initially producing a brief tornado touchdown (EF0) in southeast Chase County. The supercell continued to move to the southeast, producing 2 different tornado damage paths across Greenwood county. The first Greenwood county tornado was an EF3, which is only the 5th such strong tornado to occur in Kansas during the month of July since 1950. The second Greenwood county tornado, moved northwest to southeast, through the town of Eureka, producing EF2 damage. The supercell produced another brief touchdown (EF0) in open country in Wilson county. |
Event Narrative | A tornado touched down just northwest of the Eureka Country Club and moved southeast across the town. As the tornado moved through town, it destroyed 31 homes, 23 homes had major damage, and another 32 had minor damage. A total of 152 structures were damaged in some way. The tornado was rated an EF2, due the damage caused across town, with the hardest hit areas, just to the west of the Eureka nursing home. NO serious injuries or deaths occurred with the tornado. Eyewitness accounts suggest that residents received ample warning lead time, due to the information being received through the alert function of their mobile devices. |
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 | 3.900M | 10.00K | |||||||
MATFIELD GREEN | CHASE CO. | KS | 07/07/2016 | 19:53 | CST-6 | Tornado | EF0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
TETERVILLE | GREENWOOD CO. | KS | 07/07/2016 | 20:10 | CST-6 | Tornado | EF3 | 0 | 0 | 100.00K | 10.00K |
CASSODAY | BUTLER CO. | KS | 07/07/2016 | 20:28 | CST-6 | Hail | 1.00 in. | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
EUREKA ARPT | GREENWOOD CO. | KS | 07/07/2016 | 20:41 | CST-6 | Tornado | EF2 | 0 | 0 | 3.800M | 0.00K |
COYVILLE | WILSON CO. | KS | 07/07/2016 | 21:41 | CST-6 | Tornado | EF0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
Totals: | 0 | 0 | 3.900M | 10.00K |