EF3 tornado in Edwards County, Kansas
Tornado April 14, 2012 · Edwards County, Kansas
NOAA records this tornado county by county. Its path ran through Kiowa County → Kiowa County → Edwards County → Stafford County → Stafford County → Rice County; the totals above are for the whole tornado.
The path drawn at its surveyed width of 1,720 yards (0.98 mi) — zoom in and the swath grows to true scale. Other tornadoes recorded nearby that day are shown faint.
What the National Weather Service wrote
This EF3 tornado moved out of Kiowa county at 842 PM CDT and did considerable damage to a house, trees, power poles, pivot irrigation sprinkler and outbuildings and machinery. There was also considerable ground scouring in one wheat field. This tornado moved into Stafford county at 901 PM CDT and then shifted a little east towards the end of its existence and passed just south of Macksville. As the tornado was dissipating, a new and powerful tornado developed just to the southeast of Macksville.
The wider storm
A vigorous upper level system combined with copious moisture and an advancing warm front to produce widespread thunderstorms, some producing tornadoes.
Began near Fellsburg (37.7335, -99.2149).
Other tornadoes from the same storm system
13 more tornadoes the National Weather Service filed under this storm episode.
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 380696. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.
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