EF1 tornado in Saline County, Kansas

A supercell thunderstorm produced a tornado, across northern portions of Saline county, Kansas, 7 miles northwest of Salina, Kansas. When the tornado touched down, it produced damage to a metal barn. Part of the roof had been blown off and some of the side walls had been blown out. The tornado continued to track to the northwest and moved into Ottawa county, Kansas, just to the east of the town of Tescott. The tornado was on the ground for 1.6 miles, in Saline county, and had a path width of 200 yards. A National Weather Service survey team, rated the tornado an EF1, across Saline county. Note: the tornado would go on to produce EF3 damage across Ottawa county.

A series of severe thunderstorms and a few supercells moved east across central Kansas

and along Interstate 70, during the late afternoon and evening hours of May 1st, 2018. The strongest supercell thunderstorms produced very large hail up to 4 inches in diameter. A couple of tornadoes were produced by one strong supercell thunderstorm, the first touched down just south of Interstate 70, seven miles north of Ellsworth, and the second touched down, 3 miles north of Glendale, or 7 miles northwest of Salina, Kansas. Damage from the tornadoes was minimal, however, significant damage occurred due to the very large hail.