EF1 tornado in Republic County, Kansas
Tornado May 6, 2015 · Republic County, Kansas
The path drawn at its surveyed width of 75 yards (0.04 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
EM provided photos of grain bin damage along a path just northwest and north of Norway in Republic county. Radar data suggests that this was another brief tornado that occurred between 738pm and 744pm CDT.
The wider storm
Approximately 14 tornadoes were documented and confirmed via reports and radar data all occurring during the late afternoon and evening of May 6th. The tornadoes impacted Republic, Cloud, Washington and Clay Counties. In fact, 7 tornadoes alone occurred in Republic County. This was the largest one day outbreak of tornadoes in the past 10 years for NWS Topeka. The strongest tornado was an EF3 that destroyed a home south of Munden in Republic county. The longest was over 25 miles in length also across Republic county.
Began near Norway (39.7119, -97.7802).
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 565937. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.
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