EF0 Tornado — Brown, Kansas

2023-05-12 · near Reserve, Brown, Kansas

Event narrative

A power pole was downed on the Kansas side of 340th street which appeared to be related to a tornado that began just south of the state line and then crossed into Nebraska around 718 pm on May 12th.

Wider weather episode

A cluster of thunderstorms developed along a dryline and moved slowly across parts of northeast Kansas during the late afternoon and evening of May 12th. At least 5 tornadoes were documented from these storms. A couple of the tornadoes did produce damage to structures in Jackson and Brown Counties.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1087129. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.