EF3 tornado in Stafford County, Kansas
Tornado April 14, 2012 · Stafford 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 2,640 yards (1.50 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 monster tornado developed just southeast of a dissipating tornado near Macksville and then moved in a northeasterly direction. However during it's life cycle, it turned north briefly, then east briefly and then finally it moved on a steady northeast path. It narrowly missed Hudson to the south but did move across the Quivira National Refuge before moving into Rice county at 9:45 PM CDT. Damage was done to a few farm houses, outbuildings and equipment, trees, power poles and pivot irrigation systems.
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 Dillwyn (37.9451, -98.8958).
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 380707. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.
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