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EF3 Tornado — Reno, Kansas

2015-07-13 · near Nickerson, Reno, Kansas

$250K

Property damage

3.7 mi

Path length

350 yds

Path width

Event narrative

A strong tornado moved southwest towards the town of Nickerson. One home was completely destroyed as it was blown off of its foundation. There were no anchor bolts present in the foundation (DI2 DOD9). The second more significant damage sight was where many trees were completely uprooted. Those that were not uprooted only had the main trunk left and it was completely debarked. The home took a glancing blow and only had minor damage. The family took shelter in an above ground shelter in their garage. The damage path for this portion of the tornado that moved out of Rice County was 350 yards wide.

Wider weather episode

A strong tornado moved southwest from Rice into Reno county causing significant damage to two different homesteads. One home was completely demolished while another took a glancing blow. Numerous trees were uprooted and those that were not had a significant amount of debarking. Several other storms moved across the area producing severe wind and hail.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 580032. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.