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EF1 tornado in Edwards County, Kansas

Tornado June 15, 2009 · Edwards County, Kansas

EF1
Rating
3.4 mi
Path length
350 yd
Path width
EF0EF1EF2EF3EF4EF5Unrated

The path drawn at its surveyed width of 350 yards (0.20 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 moved east-northeast and then turned southeast before dissipating. It destroyed power poles, a grain bin and carried or rolled a oil tank 1/4 of a mile.

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 Fellsburg (37.8844, -99.1486).

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 Stafford CountyEF0 Ford CountyEF0 Edwards County

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 186172. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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