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Public Information Statement
National Weather Service Wichita KS
541 PM CDT Tue Apr 16 2024


...NWS Damage Survey for 04/16/2024 Tornado Event...


.Greenwood #1...

Rating:                 EF1
Estimated Peak Wind:    107 mph
Path Length /statute/:  7.5 miles
Path Width /maximum/:   200.0 yards
Fatalities:             0
Injuries:               0

Start Date:             04/16/2024
Start Time:             04:21 AM CDT
Start Location:         4 S Eureka / Greenwood County / KS
Start Lat/Lon:          37.7578 / -96.2919

End Date:               04/16/2024
End Time:               04:37 AM CDT
End Location:           4 ENE Eureka / Greenwood County / KS
End Lat/Lon:            37.8519 / -96.2245

Survey Summary:
EF1 damage was found just south of Fall River SSE of Eureka, Kansas
where numerous large trees were snapped and uprooted.


.Greenwood #2...

Rating:                 EF2
Estimated Peak Wind:    118 mph
Path Length /statute/:  2.7 miles
Path Width /maximum/:   116.0 yards
Fatalities:             0
Injuries:               0

Start Date:             04/16/2024
Start Time:             07:34 AM CDT
Start Location:         4 S Virgil / Greenwood County / KS
Start Lat/Lon:          37.919 / -96.0127

End Date:               04/16/2024
End Time:               07:42 AM CDT
End Location:           3 SE Virgil / Greenwood County / KS
End Lat/Lon:            37.9486 / -95.9813

Survey Summary:
EF2 damage was found at a farm west of the north branch of the
Verdigris river, 4 miles south of Virgil. Steel purlins were
bent and a large outbuilding was ripped from it`s sturdy foundation.
In addition, several large trees were snapped and uprooted.


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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 events and publication in NWS
Storm Data.

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