F3 Tornado — Ford, Kansas

2002-05-07 · near Windthorst, Ford, Kansas

Event narrative

This tornado became quite large as it moved at first to the southwest and then turned southeast. The tornado completely stripped topsoil from one field and debarked trees at a pond. Several dozen cattle were killed with several 1500 pound heifers carried 3/4 of a mile. Two other tornadoes crossed nearly the same location within an hour, which may have contributed to the scouring of the topsoil.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 5300201. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.