F3 Tornado — Edwards, Kansas

2004-03-27 · near Kinsley, Edwards, Kansas

Event narrative

This tornado became very large and dusty. Several farms were hit with minor damage to other outbuildings across it's path. One farm sustained a direct hit. Five equipment buildings were destroyed and the house was knocked from it's foundation. Trees were mangled and debarked. A stock trailer was blown 3/4 of a mile from it's original location and an oil tank was rolled .3 of a mile. A stack of hay bales was demolished with the remnants piled 10 feet thick in a grove of trees. One large cedar tree was carried about a mile. As the tornado was dissipating, it crossed into Pawnee county at a location 12 miles north of Kinsley.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 5388605. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.