May 19th 2017 tornadoes...

Overview

Storms developed during the late afternoon hours on May 19th generally along Highway 281 across south central Kansas. These storms quickly lifted northeast and as they did, they produced a few brief tornadoes in Kingman and Reno counties. Toward sunset, a supercell tracked across northern Chase county and produced EF-1 tornado damage to a farm northwest of Elmdale.

Picture of tornado in far southeast Reno county. Picture taken by Eric Stites

Photos & Video

Tornado - Chase county

Date	5/19/2017
Time (Local)	7:25pm
EF Rating	EF1
Est. Peak Winds	100
Path Length	1 mile
Max Width	unknown
Injuries/Deaths	0
Summary: Most damage was to a machine shed and trees around 8 miles northwest of Elmdale, KS. The machine shed and concrete footings were thrown into a nearby tree.

Track Map

Machine shed that was lifted and thrown into a nearby tree, northwest of Elmdale

Machine shed and metal footings that were lifted and thrown into a nearby tree, northwest of Elmdale

Machine shed that was lifted and thrown into a nearby tree, northwest of Elmdale

Tree damage just northeast of the destroyed machine shed, northwest of Elmdale.

Radar image around the time of tornado touchdown

Radar storm relative velocity image from around the time of tornado touchdown

Additional Photos & Video:


Rope tornado 6 miles north of Nashville, KS. Picture taken by Heidi Simon	Picture of tornado in far southeast Reno county. Picture taken by Eric Stites	EF-0 tornado damage to farm about 2 miles north of Zenda. Picture by Jamee Hillman	EF-0 tornado damage to farm about 2 miles north of Zenda. Picture by Jamee Hillman

tornado on the ground near pretty prairie Kansas!! @NWSWichita pic.twitter.com/PGXku5n3Mg — Aaron Rigsby (@AaronRigsbyOSC) May 19, 2017
	Radar image at time time of the tornado southeast of Pretty Prairie	Storm relative velocity radar image at time of tornado southeast of Pretty Prairie	Storm reports from May 19th	Caption (source)

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