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EF1 tornado in Kingman County, Kansas

Tornado May 19, 2012 · Kingman County, Kansas

EF1

Rating

5.7 mi

Path length

50 yd

Path width

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The path drawn at its surveyed width of 50 yards (0.03 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

Damage was noted to several outbuildings at the farmstead. The home received minimal damage.

The wider storm

A significant tornado outbreak occurred across portions of Kingman and Harper counties. In all, nine tornadoes touched down on this day, the strongest being rated as and EF-3. Many other counties experienced large hail and strong winds.

Began near Nashville (37.4800, -98.3700).

Other tornadoes from the same storm system

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

EF3 Harper County EF3 Harper County EF0 Kingman County EF0 Kingman County EF0 Kingman County EF0 Kingman County EF0 Kingman County

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 372092. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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