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EF1 tornado in Stafford County, Kansas

Tornado June 15, 2009 · Stafford County, Kansas

EF1
Rating
2.0 mi
Path length
125 yd
Path width
EF0EF1EF2EF3EF4EF5Unrated

The path drawn at its surveyed width of 125 yards (0.07 mi) — zoom in and the swath grows to true scale. Other tornadoes recorded nearby that day are shown faint.

What EF1 means. On the Enhanced Fujita scale, EF1 is moderate damage: roofs badly stripped, mobile homes pushed off foundations or overturned, windows broken, consistent with estimated gusts of 86–110 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

This tornado did EF1 damage to several pivot irrigation sprinklers and trees. The Forward Flank Downdraft apparently did more damage that the tornado itself.

The wider storm

Severe thunderstorms broke out in the afternoon heat and became quite intense by evening producing large hail, high winds and tornadoes.

Began near Dillwyn (37.9730, -98.8180).

Other tornadoes from the same storm system

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

EF2 Edwards CountyEF1 Ford CountyEF1 Edwards CountyEF1 Edwards CountyEF0 Ford CountyEF0 Edwards County

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 186166. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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