F3 Tornado — Trego, Kansas

2005-06-09 · near Trego Center, Trego, Kansas

Event narrative

Significant damage was done to several farms, outbuildings and trees. One 1500 pound heifer was thrown 1/4 mile. The tornado actually made a loop traveling back west, south then back to the north and it dissipated rather rapidly (from video). Some of the structures were protected in a ravine but still sustained major damage. Several cottonwood trees with six foot diameter trunks were pulled out of the ground. This tornado did high-end F3 damage.

View location on OpenStreetMap → (38.9500, -99.7667)

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 5462432. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.