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Public Information Statement...CORRECTED

National Weather Service Topeka KS

1258 PM CDT Tue Apr 16 2024



Corrected Richmond to Richland in the summary. 



...NWS Damage Survey for April 16,2024 Tornado Event in Northern 

Osage and far southeastern Shawnee Counties...



A tornado touched down 4 miles west southwest of Overbrook, KS 

around 6:07 this morning and moved north northeast approximately 

10 miles hitting the town of Richland in far southeast Shawnee 

county. The tornado was on the ground for 20 minutes and damaged 

several structures. Two individuals were injured by the tornado 

when the RV they were in was flipped over and destroyed. 



.OS/SN Tornado...



Rating:                 EF1

Estimated Peak Wind:    100 mph

Path Length /statute/:  9.82 miles

Path Width /maximum/:   75 yards

Fatalities:             0

Injuries:               2



Start Date:             04/16/2024

Start Time:             06:07 AM CDT

Start Location:         4 WSW Overbrook / Osage County / KS

Start Lat/Lon:          38.752 / -95.6173



End Date:               04/16/2024

End Time:               06:27 AM CDT

End Location:           Richland / Shawnee County / KS

End Lat/Lon:            38.8796 / -95.5443



Survey Summary:





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EF Scale: The Enhanced Fujita Scale classifies tornadoes into the

following categories:



EF0.....65 to 85 mph

EF1.....86 to 110 mph

EF2.....111 to 135 mph

EF3.....136 to 165 mph

EF4.....166 to 200 mph

EF5.....>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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Wolters