EF0 tornado in Barton County, Kansas
Tornado May 5, 2007 · Barton County, Kansas
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 the National Weather Service wrote
Brief touchdown caused no damage.
The wider storm
A powerful but slow moving storm system caused several severe thunderstorm outbreaks from very late in the day on May 4th through late in the day on May 6th. This storm system was responsible for 20 tornadoes, 17 tornadoes were reported in parts of Central Kansas while 3 additional weak tornadoes occurred in South Central Kansas on the 6th as well as numerous reports of severe hail and winds. In Barton County alone, 500 power poles including several large transmission lines were knocked down causing at least 4.5 million dollars in damage. Since several tornadoes occurred over nearly the same areas it is not clear how many poles were knocked down from each tornado.
Began near Great Bend (38.3087, -98.8482).
Other tornadoes from the same storm system
18 more tornadoes the National Weather Service filed under this storm episode.
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 31560. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.
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