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A prolonged and widespread tornado outbreak affected a large portion of the United States in late-May 2013 and early-June 2013. The outbreak was the result of a slow-moving but powerful storm system that produced several strong tornadoes across the Great Plains states, especially in Kansas and Oklahoma.
An EF1 tornado struck the town of Marysville, Kansas, where trees and power lines were downed, a semi-truck was overturned, a few structures were damaged, and several gas tanks were thrown across a roadway. Another EF1 tornado struck Douglass, Kansas, causing
High risk convective outlook issued by the Storm Prediction center at 13:00 UTC on May 6. Starting April 30, the Storm Prediction Center noted that certain models, including the ECMWF, forecasted a multi-day period of high instability and supportive wind shear across the Southern and Central Plains, [10] and by May 1, a 15% risk was added across Nebraska, Kansas, Oklahoma, and northern Texas. [11]
That tornado traveled 8.8 miles, had a max width of 400 yards and produced estimated top winds of 115 mph. It lasted from 7:45-8:15 p.m. The storms also caused power outages and large hail.
The storms that hit Kansas on Sunday night contained brief tornadoes, 100 mph wind gusts and golf ball size hail, according to a report published by the National Weather Service on Wednesday.. It ...
Days after a powerful tornado tore through Andover, Kansas, residents have begun to pick up the pieces, and startling new imagery of the twister in all its fury has emerged. More than 1,000 ...
He moved his ferry business to an upper crossing now known as Marysville (the city is named after Marshall's own wife Mary). [4] On May 30, 1879, the "Irving, Kansas Tornado" passed through Marshall County. This tornado measured F4 on the Fujita scale and had a damage path 800 yards (730 m) wide and 100 miles (160 km) long. Eighteen people were ...
A tornado Saturday in Marietta, Oklahoma, was assessed at EF4 on a 1-5 scale of potency, meaning it produced sustained winds of at least 166 mph. It was the first EF4 tornado of the year for the ...