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EF1 Tornado — Decatur, Kansas

2008-05-22 · near Dresden, Decatur, Kansas

$1.5M

Property damage

26.0 mi

Path length

400 yds

Path width

Event narrative

An intense supercell thunderstorm produced this long track tornado which traveled 34 miles from extreme southern Decatur county into Red Willow county Nebraska. Dozens of utility poles were snapped and numerous outbuildings were destroyed.

Wider weather episode

A series of intense supercell thunderstorms moved north across the area during the afternoon and early evening hours. Long-track tornadoes, flash flooding, large hail and damaging winds were reported across much of northwest Kansas into extreme southern Nebraska. Eleven tornadoes were verified by storm chasers and damage surveys.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 102978. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.