EF1 Tornado — Atchison, Kansas

2019-05-21 · near Effingham, Atchison, Kansas

5.4 mi

Path length

30 yds

Path width

Event narrative

A low topped supercell produced a tornado in Atchison County Kansas. This supercell was part of a larger group of supercells across northeast Kansas. Structural damage wasn't noted, but several power poles were snapped as a result of the narrow tornado.

Wider weather episode

A line of generally sub-severe thunderstorms moved through the region during the early morning hours on May 21. This line did produce a brief tornado in Atchison County (KS), which caused some minor damage. Otherwise, these storms didn't produce any more severe winds or hail, but as they moved east wake low winds produced damage consisting of several tree limbs down as well as power lines and power poles. The storms then went on to produce torrential rains which caused areas of flooding.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 831669. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.