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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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