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EF2 tornado in Logan County, Kansas

Tornado May 18, 2025 · Logan County, Kansas

EF2

Rating

11.0 mi

Whole path

460 yd

Path width

$50K

Damage as recorded

NOAA records this tornado county by county. Its path ran through Scott County → Logan County; the totals above are for the whole tornado.

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The path drawn at its surveyed width of 460 yards (0.26 mi) — zoom in and the swath grows to true scale. Other tornadoes recorded nearby that day are shown faint.

What EF2 means. On the Enhanced Fujita scale, EF2 is considerable damage: roofs torn off well-built houses, mobile homes destroyed, large trees snapped or uprooted, consistent with estimated gusts of 111–135 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

Continuation and ending of track coming out of Scott County. This tornado destroyed oil an oil battery near Little Jerusalem Park, and damaged items at the park entrance that were bolted into concrete. Strength taken from DDC survey. Track estimated from rotation on radar, arial photos, and the few damage reports that were received.

The wider storm

Numerous thunderstorms developed across the area leading to multiple hail reports, with the largest being 2 inches in diameter located in Wheeler and 5 S of St. Francis. Severe wind gusts were also reported as well, with the strongest being 63 mph 9 NNW of McDonald. Multiple tornadoes also occurred as well in Sherman, Cheyenne, and Gove counties. The town of Grinnell was directly hit by a strong tornado.

Began near Elkader (38.7000, -100.9420).

Other tornadoes from the same storm system

5 more tornadoes the National Weather Service filed under this storm episode.

EF3 Gove County EF3 Sheridan County EF2 Cheyenne County EF2 Sheridan County EFU Sherman County

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1257072. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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