Public Information Statement
Issued by NWS Goodland, KS
Issued by NWS Goodland, KS
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777 NOUS43 KGLD 201200 PNSGLD Public Information Statement National Weather Service Goodland KS 600 AM MDT Thu Jun 20 2024 ...ON THIS DATE IN WEATHER HISTORY... In 2011, a small cluster of thunderstorms moved across Wallace County, Kansas during the pre-dawn hours packing winds close to 100 mph. Twenty-five irrigation pivots were overturned, and numerous grain bins, outbuildings and utility poles were damaged or destroyed. Later in the day, an outbreak of damaging tornadoes occurred over Graham and Norton Counties in Kansas. A total of sixteen tornadoes were documented, including three rated EF3. One tornado narrowly missed the town of Almena in Norton, County. Five people escaped serious injury by hiding under a table in the basement when their home was completely destroyed. $$