EFU Tornado — Woodson, Kansas

2024-06-29 · near Yates Center, Woodson, Kansas

Event narrative

A brief landspout was reported by the fire department; there were public reports on social media with pictures and videos.

Wider weather episode

Scattered severe thunderstorms tracked across south central and southeast Kansas beginning during the afternoon hours of the 29th and lasting into the late evening hours. These storms produced quarter to baseball sized hail and damaging wind gusts up to 75 mph; damage occurred to trees and power poles. There was one landspout reported inear Yates Center. Heavy rain persisted over south central Kansas which led to flash flooding in Kingman.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1199135. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.