EF2 tornado in Chase County, Kansas
Tornado April 19, 2023 · Chase County, Kansas
NOAA records this tornado county by county. Its path ran through Chase County → Chase County → Chase County; the totals above are for the whole tornado.
The path drawn at its surveyed width of 880 yards (0.50 mi) — zoom in and the swath grows to true scale. Other tornadoes recorded nearby that day are shown faint.
What the National Weather Service wrote
The fourth tornado had a peak width of a half mile wide and was rated EF2. It caused the metal posts of an outbuilding to be twisted and scattered leaving the structure leaning. There was total destruction to a couple of outbuildings as well as significant tree damage.
The wider storm
A lone supercell thunderstorm moved from south central Kansas into central Kansas during the afternoon and evening of April 19th, 2023. The cyclic storm produced very large hail up to 4 inches in diameter and numerous tornadoes across Chase county, Kansas. Eight tornadoes formed from the supercell with the strongest producing EF2 damage.
Began near Elmdale (38.3690, -96.6332).
Other tornadoes from the same storm system
4 more tornadoes the National Weather Service filed under this storm episode.
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1089751. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.
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