EF2 tornado in Jackson County, Kansas

This tornado formed near Mayetta and moved through the western side of town with EF1 damage noted to outbuildings and trees. The damage track was intermittent northeast of this point but there were several structures damaged including a house near the end of the track that suggested low end EF2 damage. No injuries were reported.

Supercell t-storms developed quickly along an arc from north central east southeast through northeast Kansas during the late afternoon and early evening on Tuesday May 21st. The supercells occurred in an environment conducive to rapid low level rotation and tornado formation. At least 6 tornadoes were documented between 4pm and 9 pm during that evening. Some were longer track tornadoes with the strongest being rated an EF3.