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Public Information Statement
National Weather Service Springfield MO
332 PM CDT Wed Jun 5 2024

...NWS DAMAGE SURVEY FOR 05/06/2024 TORNADO EVENT...

.OVERVIEW...IN ADDITION TO THE PREVIOUSLY REPORTED TORNADOES ON
MAY 6TH, 2024, AN ADDITIONAL TORNADO HAS BEEN IDENTIFIED IN CHEROKEE
COUNTY, KANSAS...

.TORNADO # 1...

Rating:                 EF-0
Estimated peak wind:    80 mph
Path length /Statute/:  2.7 miles
Path width /Maximum/:   50 yards
Fatalities:             0
Injuries:               0

Start date:             05/06/2024
Start time:             11:13 PM CDT
Start location:         3.2 SW Stippville, Cherokee County, KS
Start Lat/Lon:          37.21, -94.8974

End date:               05/06/2024
End time:               11:15 PM CDT
End location:           1.6 NW Stippville, Cherokee County, KS
End_lat/lon:            37.2373, -94.8631

An NWS survey team determined that a tornado touched down to the
northwest of Columbus near the intersection of NW Center Star and
NW 40th St, downing trees in a convergent to rotational manner as
it tracked northeast. As the tornado neared NW 30th St, several
outbuildings were damaged to destroyed, with another barn on NW
Lawton Rd experiencing door damage on its southeast and east sides.
The tornado then destroyed one barn and damaged another as it crossed
NW Belleview Road before dissipating.

EF Scale: The Enhanced Fujita Scale Classifies
Tornadoes into the following categories.

EF0...Weak......65 to 85 mph
EF1...Weak......86 to 110 mph
EF2...Strong....111 to 135 mph
EF3...Strong....136 to 165 mph
EF4...Violent...166 To 200 mph
EF5...Violent...>200 mph

NOTE:
The information in this statement is PRELIMINARY and subject to
change pending final review of the event and publication in
NWS Storm Data.

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