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Public Information Statement
National Weather Service Wichita KS
700 AM CDT Fri May 17 2024

...ON THIS DATE IN WEATHER HISTORY...

In 1896, an F5 tornado roared across four counties of
extreme Northeast Kansas.  The massive vortex ran a 100
mile marathon that averaged around three fourths of a
mile wide.  The tornado began in extreme South Central
Washington County and tore northeast through Marshall,
Nemaha and Brown Counties.  When it barreled through
Brown County, the monstrous vortex reached almost TWO AND
A HALF MILES WIDE, and was visible for about half an hour
as it passed one mile south of Frankfort in Central
Marshall County.  It no doubt caused incredible
devastation in Nemaha County, where Seneca and Sabetha
took direct hits.  In Seneca, the courthouse and a new
school were totally destroyed and the Opera House was
leveled and swept from its foundation.Many farms
vanished.  In Northeast Kansas, 21 were killed and 200
were injured.  The twister finally lifted near Falls City
Nebraska where four more were killed.  This brought the
final death toll to 25 people.

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