EF1 tornado in Osage County, Kansas

The tornado that hit Reading then moved out of Lyon County and into Osage County. It produced EF1 damage at one farmstead in Osage County before weakening and producing additional minor and sporadic tree damage. This segment is that portion of the tornado that moved out of Lyon County and into Osage County before dissipating south of Osage City. Another separate EF0 tornado was discovered on the northwest periphery of this main tornado track.

Supercell thunderstorms developed in advance of a cold front and dryline during the late afternoon of Saturday May 21st. Several of the supercell thunderstorms produced tornadoes including at least 2 brief touchdowns in Topeka. The strongest tornado was rated an EF3 and hit the town of Reading Kansas. In all there were 8 tornadoes across Northeast Kansas that evening. There was one fatality which occurred in the town of Reading where a man was killed when his mobile home was destroyed. There were 5 injuries that required treatment in Reading. The supercells also produced huge hailstones with some reported to be the size of softballs and numerous reports of baseball size hail in and around Topeka.