EF3 Tornado — Nemaha, Kansas

2013-05-28 · near Centralia, Nemaha, Kansas

4.4 mi

Path length

900 yds

Path width

Event narrative

NWS storm survey indicated that a tornado touched down initially approximately 4 miles west of Corning. The tornado became large and strong producing EF3 damage along its path. It moved slowly and eventually turned north northeast before ending. Maximum winds were estimated around 150 mph.

Wider weather episode

Supercell Thunderstorms developed along a stationary boundary and produced large tornadoes during the afternoon and evening of May 28th 2013. 2 tornadoes occurred in Nemaha county Kansas and at least 1 violent long lived tornado occurred in Ottawa County Kansas. Amazingly no serious injuries and no fatalities were reported. Later that night slow moving storms dumped 5 to 10 inches of rain across parts of Brown and Nemaha counties in Kansas.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 443113. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.