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EF0 tornado in Edwards County, Kansas

Tornado July 17, 2023 · Edwards County, Kansas

EF0

Rating

0.0 mi

Path length

1 yd

Path width

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NOAA recorded where this tornado touched down but not where it lifted, so it appears as a point. Other tornadoes recorded nearby that day are shown faint.

What EF0 means. On the Enhanced Fujita scale, EF0 is light damage: shingles and siding peeled, gutters torn, branches broken, consistent with estimated gusts of 65–85 mph. The rating comes from a survey of the worst damage after the storm, not from a wind measurement, so it says as much about what the tornado hit as about how strong it was.

What the National Weather Service wrote

There were numerous reports and pictures shared on social media of a highly visible, persistent, and fairly tall condensation funnel.

The wider storm

Large hail and damaging winds were reported across western Kansas.

Began near Ardell (37.8600, -99.4700).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1122965. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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