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Tornado in Gray County, Kansas

Tornado May 6, 2019 · Gray County, Kansas

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Not rated

4.7 mi

Path length

50 yd

Path width

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The path drawn at its surveyed width of 50 yards (0.03 mi) — zoom in and the swath grows to true scale. Other tornadoes recorded nearby that day are shown faint.

Not rated. NOAA lists no rating for this tornado. Ratings come from surveying damage, and the National Weather Service now records “EFU” (unknown) when a tornado hit nothing a survey team could rate.

What the National Weather Service wrote

This fast moving and apparent QLCS tornado passed over open areas.

The wider storm

A dry line and surface synoptic boundary provided the focus for numerous thunderstorms.

Began near Montezuma (37.6993, -100.5964).

Other tornadoes from the same storm system

1 more tornado the National Weather Service filed under this storm episode.

EFU Edwards County

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 835749. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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